Volkswagen ID Buzz Electric Van: Specifications, Price, Release Date

Yes, it’s finally this. After years of glimpses and half-reveals, Volkswagen has dropped the skins of the production version of the all-electric ID Buzz. And like all of the EVs that we like best here at WIRED, it has character – its pocket. Perhaps more can be squeezed into its microbus rate.

With a flat front, long wheelbase, short overhangs, and old hippie-bus-sounding styling, the ID Buzz is a world road compared to the more recent, not quite successful, VW VW. into the EV . truck territory. Although it looks like the VW T1, or “Bulli”, this utility vehicle is actually based on the same platform as the ID.3 electric hatchback. This means that the ID Buzz has a 150-horsepower electric motor, with a 201-horsepower rear-wheel drive. The onboard battery is 77 kWh, and although there’s no confirmed range for the ID Buzz yet, we can expect around 250 miles.

People carrier ID Buzz and vans ID Buzz Cargo also have a 170 kW charger, so the battery can be charged from 5 to 80 percent in 30 minutes if you can find a powerful charger. Buzz also has a skill that we like the most on Kia EV6, as both models will have two-way charging as standard. What does that mean? Not only could you use your Buzz to power home appliances like a juicer or blender or TV, in theory, but you could, in theory, bring the power back. into the power grid. Indeed, VW is even suggesting that owners can use the feature to cut their energy bills, by charging the Buzz during the day for cheap electricity, then recharging it into a home storage battery. yours (if you have one) to use in the evening. Power switching and automatic communication to do this take place through a special DC bidirectional wall box.

Production of the ID Buzz begins later this year, with the first deliveries in the fall in Europe. For the enthusiasts waiting for the all-electric ID Buzz California camping truck, that probably won’t show up until 2025 at the earliest. For now, the people-carrying Buzz will have to do.

But there are a lot of details here to celebrate. In the Buzz there is room for five people and their luggage, with a capacity of 1,121 liters (40 cubic feet). If the second row of seats is folded, that capacity increases to 2,205 liters (78 cubic feet). You have a choice of two or three front seats. For cargo users, a fixed bulkhead separates you from 3.9 cubic meters (138 cubic feet) of rear space.