In driving to work yesterday I left the house with ~450 miles on the clock and about a 45 mile trip to work (I usually fill around 500 miles). I had 4 bands on the fuel meter. A couple miles from work, while on a bridge in bumper to bumper traffic, the light came on and I had no bands

Over the next couple of miles poking along, the light went out and 3 bands reappeared. I was able to drive at least 10-15 miles with 3 bands to get gas. This has happened before, but dropped only to 1 band last time.

What's the deal? How can a deal with the accuracy of the guage at the bottom of the spectrum - where it matters most?

"Hybrid Owners Do It Both Ways"