I just feel it. When im in EV and trying to gain speed, i feel when my car wants to turn the ICE on and i just lift up on the gas pedal a bit to realease the strain a bit and then put my foot right back on. i have to do this maybe 3 times or so untill im at my desired speed. I have found that i can stay like that for miles, but any slight incline in my driving can turn my ICE on.

Lots of sensors involved in telling ICE when to turn on. The EV section of the tach is not a scale, just an indicator that you are in EV mode.

Slow pull away is all you can do to maximize EV mode. I have found that the L gear seems to work the best around town and in stop/go.

In addition, the Charge/Assist meter can help out. After a while, you can get a feeling how much is too much assist to get the ICE on. Fake shifting (letting your food off the pedal for a second), can take the pressure off, and allow you to EV up to higher speeds.

At this point, I can hit 30 miles per hour fairly easy from a dead stop. Higher than that can be tricky.

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