I guess that electric creep is for marketing reason as well, perhaps just like the ICE going on at start (and warms up the catalitic at the same time). So so far, there seems to be good reason for ICE to come on.

What I was really surprised about is what gpsman (i think), pointed out on some thread that even with the ICE turned on at start, for the first 30 sec, you're driving on electric only! I've tried this, and with rather strong acceleration, my RPM does NOT rev! The hybrid dispay shows "strong" power flow from the battery during this accelleration, and NO power flow from the ICE to the wheels! (there's a little power flow from the ICE to the motor). During normal driving after that first 30 sec, there's NO WAY I can get all electric with the acceleration that I played with.

So this begs a similar question: why not allow stonger EV acceleration all the time. It's obvious the motor is cabable, and with ICE staying off longer, you would expect a better FE, and less pollution?