That is why I question the benifit of the Hymotion type kits. They add a bunch of batteries and poof the vehicle's mileage increases.

I do drive for about 1 - 2 miles at the end of my commute home in EV mode as much as the car will allow. Even then I don't really get down to half battery. I have on occasion been able to get the battery down to two bars, but that is VERY rare. Most of my driving is above 45 miles per hour (my typical average speed for my 60 mile one way commute is 50 - 55 MPH), but I would love for the motor to give more assist on the hills and keep the engine in it's optimal FE zone. This could be acieved if the battery was larger, and I could charge the battery at night.

Is there anybody out there working on new programing for the ECU in a HSD vehicle? (Not just limited to the TCH, but possible a Prius or a HyHi.) I think if you just reprogramed the motor assist above the 45 threshold you could increase the mileage this car gets (assuming a larger battery pack that is grid chargable). Right now, there are times that the battery is in a high state of charge, and you can feel the motor assist the ICE and the FE shoots way up.