My mileage ... my mileage ...

is gaining by slim margins. I parked the Gen III for the evening (and weekend ... thank God for a bus pass) officially at 51.0 MPG. I also, for those who read my posts previously, has improved my efficient use of the battery and engine. Thus, at the same time, my battery is not also completely depleted either but 2 bars shy from the top.

I have taken the advice of those on this forum and in videos to see such improvement. I also have a bit of a tale for you readers but do not suggest you do this. Well, I got in the car ready to head home from work and to my surprise, blinking steadily, is the last remaining indicator on my fuel gauge. What does this mean? To boot, I left my debit/credit at home which is about 15-16 miles away.

So, I consult the trip computer which happily indicates 20 miles until refueling is beyond the point of advising. No problem! Let's see ... city driving, no highway or expressway, traffic and traffic lights, pulse & glide, stealth glide to lights, watch battery usage, 20 on indicator going to 19, 15, 10, 5, pull in the driveway at home and .... now I need to drive another two miles to get gas... Try this in a C-Max, there's emergency roadside assistance ... for everything else, there's a Prius.

Well worth the money!