Darren,

"Raaaats & double Raaaaats" !!!!

Urban traffic was too tight as I was heading south toward the Minn. river bridge/valley after yesterday's bout with the working fate side of things. Staying with the flow keep things at a max of 62 miles per hour, so the speed factor couldn't come into play. Athough, having to cruise @ the slower pace gave the chance to observe the slope of the one hill where the magic seems work.

It could well be the ground to car factor as you describe. Without holding up traffic I manage to give myself a slight buffer zone of space, as I got closer to the first crest. But really not enough to give much push to the trottle, as I have before. Coming over & begining the decent down from the crest I could see things look flat, but there was a short added drop to the slope.

Sure enough, easily given the time to get the "PinBall' into the play mode of the "100% valve jazz & but only 1 bar Assist" showing, as I hit the added drop @ 65 miles per hour 2 bars of white were added. Car continued to hold as been the case all week untill the base of the hill. Once more the thrill played out to certain degree, but short lived as I got set for the down swing grade.

It is really too bad I can't somehow show the terreain of the Minn. river valley to the board, as it lays heading into & out of the river. The south side, just "Tits Up" as I head each morning ( has to about a 3 + stretch of decending drops ). This is where I have my best shot to get the knack of feathering the pedal. I can do bring the car into/out of "EV Mode" at will, and easily add 4-6 mpg ( which I lose a couple of heading home )

Now with the game being brought to new level with the decent of the northside, one shall have to see. With all the added excitment I haven't really haven't taken the time to observe much else other than the white of the assist. It's to be cool knowing I gain strongly in the mpg by pulling 3-5 bars before crossing the river for the near fatal ( lol ) accent out of the valley, where even in the old days of the "Ridiculas Work Truck" & it's V6 I could drop miles per hour without too much trouble.

"It's the little Things" !!!!

John

p.s. "Cool & Thankx" on the snapp bro. Everyday is a holiday, as X-mas always has a way of coming early