It wasn't my intent to cause arguments here, but in Canada with our jerk of a PM and if he is allowed to get his way, i.e. re-elected in 2025, we could well be facing the same or similar thing. Gas (and everything else) is getting more and more expensive due to his ballooning CARBON TAX undoubtedly aimed at making any car/vehicle, regardless of the fuel it requires, too expensive to drive, or at least limit the amount they get driven. His aim is that by 2035 only electric vehicles will be produced here. Now, that's not a bad thing per se, but the industries that produce everything needed to produce and power the batteries is where the true pollution lies. (Look up Lithium mining and processing).
To this end, I can see States like California doing something like this in an attempt to force us to buy electric vehicles. Is this article fact or fiction, I'm not sure, but it wouldn't surprise me if it were. The powers-that-be don't give a rats *** about our beloved classic cars.
This is just MY opinion only, so no discussion.