Thank you Brick.
You and others are giving me some comfort now. I will take positive attitude that I may not be able to get most out of my TCH in terms of mileage as compared to Spects MPG. However, given the fact of cold weather here in Canada and particularly in oure great province of Saskatchewan, I am still better off with TCH than non-hybrid 4 cylinder Camry.
I haver read number of other posts on mileage and fuel efficiency. One constant message (I think and I hope I am right when I say constant) is that best way to get better mileage/FE is by:
- Pulse and Glide i.e. Accellerate gently to a speed little higher than desired speed and then backoff to desired speed by letting go the gas pedal.
- Accellerate gently but not so gently to desired speed.
- Do not try to force EV mode all the time.
Can someone please confirm this and correct and add some more suggestions. I am sorry I am mixing other stuff here but I need some special advise from all experts and current TCH owners for my unique situation of cold weather and short distance driving.
Thanks to all.