In my limited experience with LA traffic, "drive with the traffic" means stop-and-go traffic :-) In stop-and-go, I usually get around 52 mpg. Which is why I got the hybrid in the first place, to commute in rush hour traffic, but I bought it just before the pandemic and work-from-home, so never really used it to commute.
Oh, stop and go traffic is real, real bad for me (10-12 mpg). I was talking about matching speed with the person in front of you on the highway. That number doesn't necessarily correspond with the speed limit.
I might have gone to a hybrid or an electric car already if it wasn't for the fact that I lived next to my office and walked to work. Then the pandemic happened and I rarely go anywhere :(
Felt real weird having an apartment right next to your office but working from home because it was closed. Ended up just getting rid of it and moving in with my parents because living alone while not being able to see anyone was not doing kind things to my mental state.
