I've noticed that a lot of these responses are for people who don't have a large comute. In my case the car is driven at least 36 miles each way.... That is why it was purchased this car. If i lived 10 miles from my work I wouldn't really care how efficent my car was... LoL. That said, I am trying to determine the best driving approach as it realates to EV vs ICE modes and when. So we will try it in all different ways for a week each under our conditions and share our results! This first week of ownership we are going to do it in Auto Mode... Cheers, FV