The seven-character pattern California has used for 45 years will finally run out of combinations in 2025, two years earlier than expected. But America's largest car market has a plan.

Just changing to a new numbering system when they run out.

  • NateNate60@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I wonder what the practical reason is for not just allowing full alphanumeric number plates. Each digit would then have 32 possibilities (I, O, Z, and S should be avoided to prevent confusion with 1, 0, 2, and 5). This gives 34.36 billion possible number plates which seems sufficient for at least the next couple years.

  • cybersin@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Imagine if they just stopped registering new cars and instead worked to bring back mass public transit to reduce the number of vehicles on the road.

    I guess busses and trains are just too woke for CA.

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I guess busses and trains are just too woke for CA.

      it has some of the best transit available in the country, and the tightest environmental regs.

      which tells you the sad state of our country.

    • AlexLost@lemm.ee
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      1 month ago

      Car companies like it that way just fine and lobby heavily to keep it that way