Hi Sabrina,

You did make a great choice in a car (and color...mine is JasperPearl also!) but you do need to learn to drive it a bit differently from other cars. Also, the terrain makes a difference also. I will never achieve anything above 35 mpg on a tank around here because of the hills.

In driving it though, you can't expect to get good mileage with jack rabbit starts and stops. You need to learn to ease into your acceleration and watch ahead for stop signs and stoplights and glide into them. Put your display on the one where you see where the car is getting its energy (I've forgotten what it is called but it is the one with the wheel, the battery and the engine). Also, watch the instant readout on the left which shows your current mpg: the higher the number it is the better, and if you can get it into "E" mode then terrific. Oh, and use your cruise control whenever possible. You will get much better mileage with that as it only uses enough energy to keep you going at the set speed and doesn't waste any extra, which you can easily do with keeping your foot on the gas.

There are some here who use a 'glide' method but I haven't never perfected it and find it kinda weird...but read through those posts and give it a try.

Like I said, I live up a small hill. It is only 3 miles from work I can practically coast to work but hardly ever get 25 mpg going home. I figure it is still better than what I was driving before.

Hope you can try these methods and ones that others suggest and report back. You do have to keep an eye on your driving all the time, and give yourself a pat on the back when your car tells you EXCELLENT when turning it off.

Barb