Options to eliminate the front license plate support

I plan to buy the 2023 Prius Prime and have been thinking about what I could do about that hideous front license plate support that is thoughtlessly moulded into the plastic bumper. It probably reduces mileage by 0.5 mile/gallon.

I came up with a couple of options:
1. Professionally cut it out, leaving a rectangular or elliptical hole, creating a large air intake to cool the radiator, assuming it is directly in front of the radiator.

2. After professionally cut it out, filling it with a piece of identical plastic and some seam filler, and retaining the curvature of the bumper, sanding and painting it.

Thoughts anyone?

 

If I ever sell it to someone from a state requiring a front license pate, the buyer can easily drill 2 holes in the plastic bumper and mount the license, with or without a license plate frame.