I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE FOLLOWING:

I was on my first tank of gas. For some reason I thought I could make 500 miles on a tank (as I was averaging 50 MPG and I thought the tank capacity I had nearly 11 gallons of fuel)

Well I was just about to 500 miles (498 in fact) already to brag that I can fill-up the car every 500 miles when the "battery dischraeg" light came on.

Well I ran out of gasoline 3 miles from the nearest gas station.

I put my hazards on, not knowing what was going to happen, and the nice New Jersey drivers behind me patiently let me slow down to 55 MPH in the slwo lane.

The ICE turned off and I drove the rest of the way (almost 3 miles) on the battery. By the time I reached the gas station with two bars left on the battery meter.

THREE MILES dricing/coasting without gasoline. Try that without a hybrid!

Afterwards it took me 15 minutes to recharge the battery to 80%. Drove down a hill to top it off to 100%.

Today I fuel up every 400 miles...