How did Toyota f*** up the Gen 5 so badly?

My 2012 plug in Prius minimum ground clearance was 5.3”
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Specs & Feature Comparisons | Kelley Blue Book

 

My 2012 plug in Prius minimum ground clearance was 5.3”
2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid Specs & Feature Comparisons | Kelley Blue Book

 

A different option would be the AWD Camry. It has low ground clearance but the battery is in the cabin area.

 

Sorry, this thread title is a fail.

 

Do they still make the Gen 2?

The Ford Maverick pickup truck is a little different vehicle from the Prius compact hatchback.

 

As George said, "it's not for you".

 

I was considering trying a Maverick Hybrid out until I learned they have the same tow rating as a Prius at 0 lbs

 

Yeeeeah.
That's a thing.
Blame the EPA and the climate industrial complex.

The Maverick DOES have a 4000# tow rating when properly equipped, and its direct competitor the Hyundai Santa Fe has a 5,000# rating.
They're actually very handy as....trucks if not very big or brawny.
If you need to haul something bulky - or something you really do not want to put into the inside of a carpeted automobile they are just as handy as a real pickup truck without the $50,000 price tag and 20MPG fuel rating.
Some people compare them with a Honda Ridgeline, which also has a 5,000# tow rating but that "car cosplaying as a truck" is considered to be a 'mid-size' truck by the people who decide these things.
Rivian has a unibody truck but it's also a mid-size, IIRC and it's another "affordable" $80,000 BEV.

Meanwhile?
People who have to haul things are stuck with or blessed by full sized trucks as their main tow/haul option.

 

"I heard" LMAO

 

You heard wrong. When released, the hybrid had a lower rating than the ICE model, but was still at least 1000 pounds. Now the hybrid can be equipped to provide a 2000 pound rating.