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One of the most important things is keeping as much momentum as possible before the hill. If there is a red light, then learn how to time it so you can stay moving as fast as possible when it turns green.
Ideally, you want to be going much faster than the speed you expect to maintain on the hill. If you want to maintain 45mph, then try to start at 55-65mph. The most important thing is to not accelerate when going up hill. If anything, try to deccelerate.
On a hill that long, I just let my car deccelerate to a point where I'm ~5mph above where the torque converter locks up. That usually happens relatively early because my car is so heavy, so I just plod along up the hill maintaining that speed. When I crest the top, I let off the gas and allow my car accelerate on its own on the downhill.
- LostCause
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