Today, during my commute home from work I finally was able to use the technique called 'pulse and glide' effectively. I was on a rural four-lane highway so I thought I would experiment with ways to improve my MPG and I sort of accidentally discovered pulse and glide.

First, you have to ignore the traffic that passes you and don't feel guilty about driving slow. If you can slow down to 40 miles per hour from a higher speed you can glide for a short distance until you drop down to 39 MPH in which case you either slightly tap on the foot pedal or, in my case, you come up on a downhill portion of the roadway and accelerate back up to 41 MPH and then glide back down again to 39 MPH. I alternated from 41 MPH to 38 MPH using pulse and glide getting outstanding MPG numbers on the MFD. The only disadvantage to using P&G is that the HV battery gets depleted because it uses the electric motor more than the ICE.

In conclusion; keep the speed below 41 miles per hour and above 39 MPH. P&G works best on long, flat open roads. Don't use P&G with a battery that has a low SOC.