Adam,

Thanks for the reply! I had thought that was the "EV mode" but was a little confused by all the articles and reviews that said that it was extremely difficult/rare to actually get into "EV mode". By the third day of driving my HCH II, I can get it to go "EV" whenever the road and traffic allows me to. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't imagining things or if my HCH II was acting flukey.

Either way, I am very glad I got the HCH II - especially since I just paid almost $3/gallon to fill up my wife's SUV! Good thing she only drives about 20 - 30 miles/day vs my 150 - 170 miles/day!

This is a great site and I am sure to find more useful techniques to improve my mpg - although slowing down will not be one that I can use!