New to Europe in 2025, the E-VALI is BYD’s all-electric entry to the commercial van market. It is well-equipped with safety features, both for crash protection, with driver and passenger airbags, and for crash avoidance. All of the main ADAS technologies are standard across Europe and performance is generally good. The E-VALI emerges from Euro NCAP’s tests with a five-star rating, putting it amongst the best choices for those looking for safety.

The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system is standard equipment throughout Europe. The system combines AEB with Forward Collision Warning (FCW) that detects vulnerable road users like pedestrians and cyclists as well as other vehicles. In Euro NCAP’s tests of the system’s reaction to vehicles, performance was good, tailing off a little at higher speeds. The system performed extremely well in tests of its reaction to pedestrians and cyclists, with collisions avoided in most test scenarios. The system also protects pedestrians to the rear of the van.

The standard-fit Lane Support System (LSS) gently steers the vehicle if it is drifting out of lane. The system intervenes more aggressively in some more critical situations to prevent the van from leaving the road. Here again, performance was very good. The speed assistance system uses digital mapping and a camera to determine the local speed limit. This information is presented to the driver who can set the speed limiter accordingly.

There is a standard-fit seatbelt reminder system for both the driver and passenger seat. When first assessed, the performance of the passenger seat seatbelt reminder could not be assessed. Since then, tests have been done and the score for this part of the assessment has been updated.