I got into good habits with our previous car a 2008 i30 SLX Diesel Manual Hatch.. That had heaps of Torque (255NM) for a 1.6 Ltr motor and I found i often needed a lot less throttle to maintain a consistent speed. The Hybrids are a bit the same. Fuel saving is a bit addictive. Like I've said elsewhere I tend to stick to the limits in the case of our 1st Hybrid (2010 model) the speedo was 7 or 8 kms pessimistic so 110 by the GPS was about 117 Kph by the speedo. but still got pleasing economy(The 2012 is more accurate)... . On flattish roads I use the cruise but on Hilly stuff i don't as it accelerates a lot more aggressively than it needs to. There are about 6 ways I can go to and from my work (only 7 Kms away) but I have worked out a couple of them are more economical than others so usually go those ways. I don't drive slow I just drive smart. Some people don't like the stop start engine thing (I love it) I think it's great that when you get pulled up by lights or road works all the other cars are using fuel and mostly the Hybrid is not. Not sure where you live but hills and colder weather push the fuel use up as bit ..You seem to use more going up a hill than you save going down the other side. Cold weather, under 10 degrees C, the stop start doesn't seem to operate as much (particularly until the engine gets fully warm. Between lights try an anticipate and slow down and speed up gradually. I like the power when overtaking so can sometimes opt to give her a blast (but once in a while doesn't seem to hurt the economy too much...) Hope that helps a bit and makes sense .. You just have to get into good habits (I treat it as a bit of a game) Oh and I usually leave it in the mode where you can see it go up and down.