The Vietnamese VinFast VF8, which is trying to get a piece of the electric vehicle market in the United States, got four out of five stars in Euro NCAP’s latest crash tests.
It’s the first time a major safety organization put the electric crossover through its paces. In the United States, neither the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) nor the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested the EV, so until that happens, this is our best look yet at how this newcomer performs in the case of a simulated crash.