[mpg_numbers_guy]

With the speed limit at 55, I generally:

Personal driving:
1>2: 11 MPH
2>3: 24 MPH
3>4: 38 MPH
4>5: 45-50 MPH where I begin cruising
Shifting is generally 2100-2300 RPMs.

Pizza delivery:
1>2: 12 MPH
2>3: 25 MPH
3>4: 40 MPH
4>5: 55-59 MPH where I begin cruising
Shifting is generally 2200-2400 RPMs.

With lower speed limits I upshift sooner and go through all the gears while accelerating. I sometimes can start from a dead stop in 2nd; is this okay or bad for the transmission?

VTEC kicks in at 2800, right? I could try shifting at 2600-2700 RPMs and see how that does. A little better acceleration, but how much of a FE hit? I rarely get any forced regen while driving with longer stops or on the highway, but pizza delivery is pretty much 70% stop-n-go, and the car spends about 20%-30% of it's time in forced regen plus me being extra conscientious about regenning. I know it's not a new battery by any means, but it seems to work well and there aren't any battery codes, pending or not.