Bob, enjoy the knowledge you share on this and Edmund$%#^.com

I might add for beginners , I'm an old pro at 2700 miles, don't pay any attention to the FE numbers on a new tank the first 50 or so miles. It's discouraging but it takes a few good trips to wipe out 1 bad one to obtain an overall high average. Sitting in the parking lot to pull out starts you out with a low FE number. It amazes me sometimes just how low. Without the meter I would never have guessed the number of times I was only getting 5 to 10 mile per gallon for a strech of time.

I have never gotten the highway EPA milages that are advertised with my other vehicles. I have kept milage information religiously for 30 years (it's a curse). My last vehicle, the Infiniti FX45 averaged 16.3 overall. I never got worse than 15.5 but I never got better than 17.5. It's supposed to get 19 highway. Yes I did drive fast pretty much all the time. In the TCH I drive more reasonable. It's a "hobby" for me at this point to reach for the ultimate FE number. Perhaps the game will wear off but for now I'm after the ultimate number. Can't say that's bad, it's made me a better and happier driver and saving a lot of $'s.

Also for new hybrid drivers you need to keep things in perspective by doing a little math. Take time to calculate and see just what the difference is in 36 and 39 mpg over the number of miles you drive each year. You may be surprised that at this high level of FE that the incremental savings is not something that is important to you.
If you can enjoy driving and get 36mpg instead of the old sled getting 16 mpg then it really doesn't matter that you think you should be getting 38.

Finally, for those of you not out to save the world, rather just being frugal ; isn't this just about the coolest way of saving money? I've wasted a lot of money on high dollar cars, trading often and not worrying about FE. I wanted a change and I think a lot of others are just like me. This was a good idea!