Discovery Channel on the Prius

Some of you know I made a little animated demo of the Prius Power Split Device a while back. At one point that page made it to the front page of stumbleupon.com and I was getting something like 15k hits per day for a little while. So now my page is a number 1 google search for "power split device" and "prius psd."

As a result, I've been contacted by some interesting folks once in a while, and the other day I got one that I thought people here would be interested in: a researcher for a production company said they're making a Discovery Channel show, a "how stuff works" kind of show, and they're doing a segment on the Prius.

I did a telephone interview with her and told her what I could (though she might have been better off talking to someone like Hobbit or John1701a ). I also encouraged her to come here to ask any other questions she might have.

Now I have no idea when/if the show will air, but I'd guess probably next season. Be on the lookout!

 

Well... I updated the language in the article a while ago at least. I know it's not 100% accurate, and given how many people are seeing it, I probably have a responsibility to fix it! Time is never on my side.

As for how it was done, it was fairly simple actually, thanks to the research of others before me. I just made some graphics, plugged in the formulas, and voila. The source code is linked on the page if you want to see exactly how it's done.

 

Well, if only it were that simple!

I know those numbers are not THS-II spec, but the graphics are the limiting factor right now. I have to do a little work moving things around and making space for a taller slider (and/or smaller ICE and MG2 sliders). So while I know what needs to be done, the trick is making the time to do it!

Meanwhile, though the numbers aren't exactly right, the concept is, so I won't lose any sleep over it.

p.s. Thanks all for the nice words.