Talk:Gallons per mile

Proposed Deletion
While true that GPM is not widely used yet, there is evidence that it has broad support and may soon come into common usage. For example GM is using it. I am sure that the way I worded it initially could be changed to seem more objective but I don't think the article necessarily has to be augmentative or nonobjective. Problems can be fixed with edits. I don't think the page needs to be deleted. Brentonboy (talk) 03:37, 10 February 2009 (UTC)

This is indeed an important and encyclopedic topic worthy of having a wikipedia article. It is not just being advocated by one small group. It is a national issue, even being discussed in the US House of Representatives. "Gallons per Mile" has more that 53 thousand results on Google. Also, take note of these reputable websites which discuss GPM.

Brentonboy (talk) 04:10, 10 February 2009 (UTC)
 * Discussion in the US House of Representatives
 * National Science Foundation
 * New York Times
 * LiveMint article
 * Science Daily
 * Reuters
 * Auto Blog Green
 * CNN
 * thoughtthatcounts.net
 * New York Times
 * The Guardian
 * The Seattle Times
 * Tech Republic
 * Science
 * Perhaps this could be merged into miles per gallon. --Wulf (talk) 05:28, 6 March 2009 (UTC)
 * I think it should at least remain as a stub, since a user being redirected from GPM to MPG might think that GPM is simply a typo for MPG, unless they read through the article all the way to the section on GPM. --Brentonboy (talk) 07:56, 11 March 2009 (UTC)

Suggest merge
Both this article and miles per gallon could usefully be merged into Fuel economy in automobiles to avoid the long painful explanation of grade 3 arithmetic in each place. --Wtshymanski (talk) 03:36, 9 June 2010 (UTC)