This is something that trips up hybrid drivers; in their excitement to use only battery power, they accelerate too slowly from a stop.

Equally perversely, this waiver fails to take advantage of the particular benefits of hybrids, which are built for stop-go traffic where braking recharges the battery and boosts fuel economy.

Beyond that, the best advice I can offer is to stop paying such close attention to your battery gauge and to just use your phone.