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So, I arrive at my 2013 Prius this morning to discover that there's no electricity. I used the key to get in and open the rear door so someone could get in and dig down below the cargo tray to reach the 12V battery and give me a boost.

Two questions: could I have started the car without the jump, and why did the designers at Toyota not provide a low battery warning light?

Edit: when the battery was tested afterwards, it was at 35%

https://motorillustrated.com/sae-shapes-the-future-of-ev-charging-with-tesla-nacs-connector-standards/117465/

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1140079_electrify-america-tesla-connectors-800v-charging

In more ways than one, it seem everybody is standardizing on NACS.

SAE is fast tracking a standard for NACS and Electrify America is adding NACS (Tesla) connectors to its charging network. Electrify America will continue to support CCS connectors as well. The NACS V4 connectors will be added to support 800V charging.

Reuters news link: EU-funded hybrid car prototype explodes in Italy, killing two people