Have you tried not depleting your whole charge, going into HV mode with say 2 miles EV left and then using the method I have described to recapture EV range on the trip home so you'll have quite a bit of range replenished for when you get off the highway and begin to drive the rest of the way home?
Last night , Friday April 6, I was driving by Times Square and all over MidTown Manhattan showing my newest PiP
