I'm not a fan of Volkswagons...and hated the original Bus...but those are kind of "cute."
Needs to have a $40K price, round headlights, and 300+ miles of range
They took two years to modify the ID Buzz for the North American market and they didn’t prioritize a vehicle that could do at least 280 miles in a single charge. They needed to either use lighter materials throughout or pack in more batteries somehow. I saw it in person today and they also messed up by not brining the wonderful European interiors (color matched to the exterior paint) either.
I am frustrated after waiting for this for over five years. It’s so hard to justify spending so much money for something that has the same range as my Bolt EV.
Also their stupid configurations!!! If you want AWD, you cannot get a 7-seater, which means you can’t remove the rear seats to carry your gear plus dog and five people up to the mountains. Why can’t we put a bench seat in the AWD version? Such a stupid decision!!!
That's the thing about a VW minibus - you expect a cheap, rickety (but reliable) rattle-trap. I think they should have played into that. And 200 mile range seems fine to me at $40k.I would 100% buy a 300-mile AWS Bus EV for $39k (THANKS FOR NOTHING, CHEAP CYBERTRUCK!) lol
That's the thing about a VW minibus - you expect a cheap, rickety (but reliable) rattle-trap. I think they should have played into that. And 200 mile range seems fine to me at $40k.
Since they didn't play into that, some Chinese company will probably beat them at their own game.
Not saying it is his fault the infrastructure sucks and even the second vid they had issues at the first charging stop.
Just using NACS doesn't get you the ability to use Tesla Superchargers. That requires each company to negotiate and work with Tesla. VW and Tesla have been working on it, but aren't there yet. Superchargers without the Magic Dock simply refuse to charge unrecognized cars.Agreed, it's really more of a complaint on the state of non-Tesla usability. Shipping with NACS on the first-gen would have zero'd that out!
Just using NACS doesn't get you the ability to use Tesla Superchargers. That requires each company to negotiate and work with Tesla. VW and Tesla have been working on it, but aren't there yet. Superchargers without the Magic Dock simply refuse to charge unrecognized cars.
It's just boxy looking, shorter length than an average minivan or Chevy Traverse, Ford Explorer, Lexus GX, etc.I didn't realize how massive this thing was...
It's just boxy looking, shorter length than an average minivan or Chevy Traverse, Ford Explorer, Lexus GX, etc.
But at the price they're selling for, (~$70k) I’d rather get the F150 lightning.