The VW bus is back The ID. Buzz will be available in Europe this fall

classiccars.com ^ | March 9th | David Castro

[dennisw]

The VW bus is back

The ID. Buzz will be available in Europe this fall

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• Electric Vehicles
• Volkswagen

ByDavid P. Castro

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March 9, 2022

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Photo courtesy of Volkswagen

Volkswagen unveiled their new all-electric ID. Buzz van. With a strong resemblance to VW’s iconic Bulli or “Bus”, the ID. Buzz can be optioned with parking, lane changing and partial driving assistance. Standard on the ID. Buzz is ‘Front Assist’, the emergency braking function. The upcoming ID. Buzz will be available this autumn in Europe, with advance order available in May, but no American release date is available. Photo courtesy of Volkswagen

 “In the 1950s, the Volkswagen Bulli stood for a new feeling of automotive freedom, independence and great emotion,” said Ralf Brandstätter, chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. “The ID. Buzz picks up on this lifestyle and transfers it into our time: emission-free, sustainable, fully networked and now ready for the next big chapter: autonomous driving.”

The ID. Buzz has a 77 kWh lithium ion battery that provides current to the 150 kW electric motor that drives the rear axle. Using a 11 kW alternating current the ID Buzz can be charged at home but with a CCS plug connector at a direct-current rapid-charging station the charging power increases to as much as 170 kW. With a DC charging station the battery can be charged from 5 percent to 80 percent in approximately 30 minutes.

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Bidirectional charging allows the ID. Buzz to give unneeded energy from the battery into the customer’s home network. The power transfer takes place via a DC bi-directional wall boz. 

With space for five people, the ID. Buzz has fold-down second row seats for expanded cargo space and if a consumer needs the van for commercial endeavors the ID. Buzz Cargo can be loaded up with a pair of euro pallets. 

“The ID. Buzz is timeless, sustainable and yet also extremely functional – that makes it unique,” said Jozef Kabaň, head of Volkswagen Design.

[Dr. Sivana]

How’s that for inflation?

Not fair to compare new with used.

[Hot Tabasco]

Definitely a babe-magnet for us single guys.......

[central_va]

EV? Yuk.

[Yardstick]

We live in a time of amazing consumer goods. The quality and the designs are better than ever. It’s too bad our politics and culture have become so screwed up. It reminds of the situation with music...we have these unbelievable technologies for making and recording music these days but the music culture has been so wrecked that it’s not being taken advantage of and winds up being slightly tragic.

[markomalley]

I drove my parents’ old VW Beetle. I owned a VW New Beetle Turbo S. Two completely separate vehicles. (Used to call my Turbo S a poor man’s Audi TT)

[RoosterRedux]

I bought a new green (British Racing green) bug in 1971. No A/C...in Miami.

Loved that car like a child.

[Jonty30]

If I can’t Dona road trip, 50 mile range or 270 mile range is all the same to me.

[Jonty30]

If I can’t do a road trip, 50 mile range or 270 mile range is all the same to me.

[epluribus_2]

The whole point of electric vehicles is that you aren’t supposed to leave town.

With that understanding ev’s become practical and desirable for the majority or urbansexuals.

The whole point of the the American auto industry was hitting the open road, exploring, and drinking in endless Freedom.

[Flick Lives]

I like the exterior design. Very sharp and sleek. I will buy one when I can get my $40,000 together. Or a high interest loan.

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$40K? That’s your down payment. The vehicle costs $72K!

“Volkswagen has released the starting price of the VW ID.Buzz electric minibus in Europe, and it is much more expensive than originally expected. It starts at £57,115 in the UK, equivalent to $72,000 USD.”

https://electrek.co/2022/05/31/vw-id-buzz-electric-minibus-price/

[Deplorable American1776]

Will it come with a Peace Sign and No War as options? 🤓

[DeplorablePaul]

Me. Me. Me.

[Blueflag]

It’s only 77kWh in that battery. Following the 80% charge profile and not driving to zero charge, there’s probably 50-55 kWh useful energy there.

Add A/C or heat, a few hills and a more realistic day to day range is a comfortable 150 miles. That’s a long way in the EU.

As an owner of a plug-in vehicle, I have learned to counsel people to set realistic expectations.

Also that 77kWh battery will charge to 80% overnight on the household current charger. This statement presumes you come home about 20%, before range anxiety set it, and you charge to 80% for the next day.

But!! Living in your 4th floor eco-friendly flat in the center of Idar-Oberstein, WHERE is that place to park and charge?

Middle-upper class that buys these have driveways and garages. The masses not so much.

[gundog]

I drove/rode in a VW van 3...4?...times across the Great Plains, and back. Fighting a headwind across eternal corn and wheat fields was a nightmare.

[DownInFlames]

Let me guess, starting at $80k.

[SamAdams76]

Anyone who was around in the early 1970s will remember all those VW vans, many with peace signs painted on them or the Volkswagen logo re-painted to resemble a peace sign.

It was a fun vehicle to bounce around in. I don't think anybody wore seat belts back in those days.

[SamAdams76]

Anyone who was around in the early 1970s will remember all those VW vans, many with peace signs painted on them or the Volkswagen logo re-touched to resemble a peace sign.

It was a fun vehicle to bounce around in. I don't think anybody wore seat belts back in those days.

[libertylover]

Looks like the rear doors slide back. Not sure that qualifies as suicide doors.

[CodeToad]

Dad owned a few VW buses in the 60’s and 70’s. We traveled all around Europe, Mediterranean countries, and the middle east in one. Had some of the best times and saw things I am still amazed to say we saw.

[Disambiguator]

It’s not a real bus unless the clutch pedal makes that distinctive “clunk” every time you shift gears.