We have two plugin hybrids: 2017 Prius Prime Plus (lowest trim), and; 2014 BMW i3-REx. Both have dynamic cruise control and automatic collision braking which automates dealing with traffic. Better to piss off than be pissed in traffic.
Some people like big gas engines, fat tires, and other car BLING. Their money, go for it and what is their ‘payback’ interval? But our two, plugin hybrids, a Prius Prime and BMW i3-REx are what we use to shame the gassers.
As long as the driver has the accelerator, steering, and brake, no sound will save a pedestrian, sighted or blind. Sad to say, the NHTSA studies were and remain deeply flawed.
I did a deep dive into the first NHTSA study (DOT HS 810 623) in 2009 (http://hiwaay.net/~bzwilson/prius/Prius_Fatal_Accidents/index.html) only…
Nearly three years later, I picked up an ‘after lease’, 2014 with 6,440 miles for $29.9k. In three months I’ve doubled the miles including 1,900 highway miles on the range extender.
In the USA, the diesels weight more than the gas version: