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November 8

Standardizing TCO estimates for cars in US

In the United States, are there any proposals to standardize methods of estimating total cost of ownership for new cars, so they can be used in a fair manner for marketing, as has been done with fuel economy estimates? Also, have any studies investigated whether presenting TCO estimates from a disinterested source makes consumers more likely to invest in a fuel-economy upgrade? NeonMerlin 01:03, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Fuel economy standards are rather objective, and were made part of the regulatory scheme when dependence on foreign oil was at a high, and OPEC had the ability to impose oil embargoes on the US. Not only would the automobile industry lobby heavily against imposing a new regulatory regime, the estimates would be much less useful, given the huge differences in individual owner's habits and in driving conditions, and cost of living differences between states and even within states. The same car used for stop-and-go taxi service 24 hrs a day in Manhattan, or sitting in a driveway for a once-a-week trip to Walmart and the hairdresser by a little-old-lady, or for a 50-mile a day commute on an interstate will have hugely different usage costs. μηδείς (talk) 16:43, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

Order of the Bath (CB)

The list of recipients should include Jeremy Carl Groombridge (2008 Birthday Honours) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:C7F:615:6C00:6C26:B30F:CF98:EAD9 (talk) 22:40, 8 November 2017 (UTC)

We don't have an article that lists all Companions of the Order, only the category Companions of the Order of the Bath. If the Rev Groombridge had his own article, it should be in the category - however, he doesn't at the moment. To create an article for him, we'd need references that show he passes our notability guidelines (WP:GNG). Tevildo (talk) 23:09, 8 November 2017 (UTC)