I am interested to know if, when using cruise control and when the car needs more power, does the electr assist come into play first before additional gas or does it operate the same as w/o cruise where one must depress the pedal, which "feels like a combination of gas and electr asst ? It may be my inagination but it seems to do just that, which would mean one can get better mileage with cruise than without. On a significant hill, the assist kicks in but so does the gas, I am really refering to a slight incline that just needs a little "assist" .....pun intended....... BTW I am at about 1300 miles on the car, 410 miles on this tank and getting between 43.9 - 44.2 mpg according to the guage which is 1-2 mpg better than the last couple of tanks. Looking forward to getting 500 miles before filling up ! Really enjoying the car......Pete