Hi Prius folks! I'm about to join your ranks - my '06 is "on its way" from the Port of NY (or somewhere in that vicinity). It's red, with Package "C" (the "HI" package - VSC and a bunch of dumb stuff I don't need but had to take to get the VSC, which I though wise here in the snowbelt). I'm NOT a new hybrid owner, I've had an '05 FEH since April, and earned my hypermiling "star" for that one a few months ago (though I might lose it in a couple of tanks due to NASTY cold temps lately), after a difficult climb back from the first few dismal tanks.

Anyway, I would REALLY like to hypermile this one "right out of the box", despite the temps around here, which often go below 10 deg. F, and seem to be averaging about 28 for the times I mostly drive. I know it will be a challenge - any tips that are more specific to the Prius? I will try to "pulse and glide" - I haven't been able to do that too much in the FEH because I don't have the energy display screen - when I can, but a big part of my commute is a long uphill, followed by a long downhill (which, of course, is the same when reversing in the evening). I really haven't been able to figure out the best way to handle that terrain, what I usually do is get up it without any pushing the RPMs over 3K, trying to stay at about 40-45 miles per hour, and then coast down using as little braking as possible (there's always enough to fully charge the batteries, no matter what I do coming down).

Please don't waste board space telling me to keep my speed down, avoid jackrabbit starts, pump up my tires, etc. - I'm looking for that last 10% I might be able to eke out with extraordinary (if not plain wacked-out crazy) measures.