When we talk about license plates, it would be common for most of us (except for the very artistic or futuristic out there) to think of these as metal plates that tell the world the legal identification number of your ride. Well, it does seem that the golden state of California might have something that would definitely tickle the interest of many – that they might offer electronic license plates. California’s senate recently approved a bill that would allow the creation of the country’s first electronic license plate, although it seems to be more focused on the creation of a pilot program that is due to be completed before the year 2017 arrives.
Surely there are benefits to an electronic license plate, don’t you think so? It is meant to induce savings from the DMV (and hence, the state of California) which happen to amount to approximately $20 million in postage. After all, renewal stickers do need to be sent out to a sizable population that will cost some serious coin, don’t you think so? Smart Plate Mobile happens to be the company that holds the patent on the electronic license plate, and it also boasts of the ability to show off advertisements at stops despite the fact that the current bill does not support such an action.
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