Quote Originally Posted by Jecht
Well, it isn't the car's fault in this case, it is the driver's fault. She just doesn't know how to drive a hybrid. Once you are up to speed, you have to keep feathering the throttle lightly so the electric motor will keep the speed up, not the gas engine. When you push the throttle past a certain point, the gas engine will always come back on and thus use more gas. Do this and you will see a good increase in highway MPG.

Ahhh ok. I thought the hybrid's had a speed sensor that cut out he electric motor at above 35 mph. If you can do that, then the MPG might be up to par. It's just trying to feather the gas in the ATL 500 is really hard.