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Youtube Video Tutorial: I'm wondering if one of our more experienced members might be willing to just go out and drive a set route and give driving tips for high mpg during it. I think anyone that makes a 2013-2016 ford fusion hybrid city driving tutorial video will get a TON of hits on youtube. Same goes for highway. I ask because I just got this hybrid and I’m having a lot of trouble getting the 44+ mpg number in city/town driving. Last night I went driving for the fun of it and created a 1.5 mile loop that I ran 5 times. I tried driving different ways and tested stuff out and got anywhere between 35 and 72 mpg per trip. I found the following: (All of these are hypotheses and are simply educated guesses on my part.) That driving at a lower speed increases mpg. (duh, lol) Accelerating at about 2 bars(2 KW - empower screen) with the gas engine (ICE) seemed to be more efficient than 2.5 - 3 barsAccelerating quickly (and accelerating quickly often) used a lot more gas than trying to stay in electric mode for certain short sections.Getting up to speed then letting off the accelerator a little in order for the gas engine to turn off and electric mode to turn on was very helpful.Getting 100% brake score is a challenge and requires a lot of patience when it comes to stop signs. (97-99% isn’t too bad though)Using Eco cruise control in town when possible is great as it charges the battery when you go down hills in order to stay at the selected speed. Also it is very smooth.cruise control tip: when cruising with the ice on and you want to switch to electric mode - double tap the set(-) button (lowers your speed by 1mph per hit), then when ice turns off, quickly hit set+(multiple times if needed) to get back to desired speed. Note: if you're about to go up a hill then back down, especially on the highway, you want to have the battery be at a pretty low charge so that it can recharge a lot on the way down. I think this tip may be very useful in that sort of situation.A/C uses a lot of energy and significantly decreases mpg - (is this true? about how much?) Any corrections/additions I receive for this list, if they are from experienced drivers, will be added or removed. If this list is accurate, it'd be a great thing for the description of a youtube video. Again, I think anyone that makes a 2013-2016 ford fusion hybrid city driving tutorial video will get a TON of hits on youtube. Same goes for highway. Thanks!!