According to reports from Germany, VW doesn't have immediate plans to release the ID. Buzz California camper van. If VW does offer a factory camper van it won't be available until at least 2030.
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(Translated from German)
For VW's new electric minibus ID. Buzz, outfitters already have solutions for camping. According to a report, the manufacturer itself will not be offering a camping version for the time being. A corresponding variant as an expansion of the "California" model series from VW Commercial Vehicles was actually expected in a few years.
As a mobile home, the ID. Buzz too heavy to be moved by people with a category B driver's license, reports the Edison portal . With the same equipment as the current VW California (curb weight between 2.3 and 2.6 tons, depending on drive and equipment), an ID. California weigh at least three tons. On top of that would be the occupants and luggage.
Instead, VW Commercial Vehicles will soon be presenting the “California Concept” at the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon. The prototype is based on the VW Multivan with a long wheelbase and plug-in hybrid drive. The production version is scheduled to roll off the assembly line in Lower Saxony next summer.
"On the one hand, it is powerful, economical and, with its purely electric range, stands for future-oriented and responsible mobility, on the other hand, its suitability for long distances offers safety away from the central routes," says VW Commercial Vehicles in advertising the new California "Concept".
In the already available Multivan eHybrid with 160 kW/218 hp (unladen weight: 2195 kg, maximum total weight: 2750 kg), the battery with a storage capacity of 10.4 kWh enables purely electric driving over 49 kilometers. With the camper version, fewer e-kilometres should be possible with one charge due to the higher weight and the resulting increase in consumption.
VW Commercial Vehicles told Edison that a camper based on the ID. Buzz with a long wheelbase cannot be ruled out. "We continue to work intensively on such a variant," it said. It had already been announced at the end of 2021 – but starting sales in this decade is illusory. Such an electric vehicle can only be implemented with new, more powerful, lighter and more cost-effective battery technology.
VW ID. Buzz California kommt laut Bericht frühestens ab 2030
Für VWs Elektro-Kleinbus ID. Buzz gibt es bereits Lösungen für Camping. Eine entsprechende Version vom Hersteller lässt auf sich warten.
ecomento.de
(Translated from German)
For VW's new electric minibus ID. Buzz, outfitters already have solutions for camping. According to a report, the manufacturer itself will not be offering a camping version for the time being. A corresponding variant as an expansion of the "California" model series from VW Commercial Vehicles was actually expected in a few years.
As a mobile home, the ID. Buzz too heavy to be moved by people with a category B driver's license, reports the Edison portal . With the same equipment as the current VW California (curb weight between 2.3 and 2.6 tons, depending on drive and equipment), an ID. California weigh at least three tons. On top of that would be the occupants and luggage.
Instead, VW Commercial Vehicles will soon be presenting the “California Concept” at the Düsseldorf Caravan Salon. The prototype is based on the VW Multivan with a long wheelbase and plug-in hybrid drive. The production version is scheduled to roll off the assembly line in Lower Saxony next summer.
"On the one hand, it is powerful, economical and, with its purely electric range, stands for future-oriented and responsible mobility, on the other hand, its suitability for long distances offers safety away from the central routes," says VW Commercial Vehicles in advertising the new California "Concept".
In the already available Multivan eHybrid with 160 kW/218 hp (unladen weight: 2195 kg, maximum total weight: 2750 kg), the battery with a storage capacity of 10.4 kWh enables purely electric driving over 49 kilometers. With the camper version, fewer e-kilometres should be possible with one charge due to the higher weight and the resulting increase in consumption.
VW Commercial Vehicles told Edison that a camper based on the ID. Buzz with a long wheelbase cannot be ruled out. "We continue to work intensively on such a variant," it said. It had already been announced at the end of 2021 – but starting sales in this decade is illusory. Such an electric vehicle can only be implemented with new, more powerful, lighter and more cost-effective battery technology.
