9 electric car stalls, misses, and crackups

The Prius line of hybrid hatchbacks may have climbed to become Toyota's third-best seller behind Camry and Corolla, but that doesn't exempt it from criticism, as it found out when Consumer Reports failed to recommend the entry-level Prius C model. CR complained that "its harsh ride, noisy engine and cabin, and slow acceleration" made it feel more like a cheesy econobox than a sophisticated hybrid and awarded the C a score of 53 out of 100 points, a rating it usually reserves for clunky, old-tech SUVs.

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