Hi all, I bought my NAH a couple weeks ago. Since the manual seems to have minimal information and the dealer probably doesn't know what a hybrid even is (sidenote: I went to 4 dealers before settling, and not one of them mentioned the tax credit), I thought I'd come to the experts. I'm sure some of these have been discussed before so I apologize in advance:

- What is the standard time needed to warm the electric motor? My blue light turns off after only a minute or so, but I get little to no electric assistance for at least the first 10-15 minutes. The first few minutes of my commute is city (I live in Hoboken) but then I am on the highway for 25 miles.

- My mileage has seemed pretty poor, based on what others have reported on the site. My first tank was 31mpg (auto-calculated by the car), I'm halfway through the 2nd tank and am getting 31mpg again.
I might drive a bit more aggressively than average, but I've been making a conscious effort to drive smoothly and I doubt my habits contribute to -5 mpg of performance. Is this to be expected from mostly highway driving?

- A friend of mine recommended getting the FIRST oil change very early, say 1,500 miles. A good use of time/money, or an old wives tale?


Thanks!
Josh