Car has no pickup speed from a stop!

Just stomp on the bloody pedal, that's what I do. It goes great!

 

Depending upon the review, I've seen 0-60mph for the Prius GenIII ranging from 9.8 sec to 11.1 sec. So this review is pretyy typical, and falls within that range:

"The Prius gets to 60 mph from a standstill in 10.1 seconds, while the Insight needs 10.9 seconds. The Insight is a scrapper and closes the gap in the quarter mile race. While waiting in line at the Costco checkout aisle, the Prius finishes the quarter mile in 17.3 seconds at 79.7 mph, while the Insight is there in 17.9 seconds at 78.2 mph."

At around 10 sec, 0-60mph, the Prius is about 1.0-1.5 seconds slower than the Accord or Camry. Ergo, while not fast by any means, the Prius can get out of it's own way, and is NOT a slug. The 1/4 mile time on the Prius is very reasonable.