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DetlefK

(16,484 posts)
Tue Aug 22, 2017, 09:23 AM Aug 2017

Volkswagen bringing back a fully electric (and self-driving) Microbus in 2022.

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/id-buzz/98136/vw-id-buzz-microbus-confirmed-for-2022-release

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The I.D. Buzz will be built in a way that allows an upgrade towards self-driving later on, once legalese allows it.

Driver-seat, co-driver-seat, 0-to-6 passenger-seats due to flexible seat-positioning.
Floor made of birchwood.
One trunk in the front, one in the back. (The original design of the Microbus was discontinued mainly for safety-reasons: The flat snout meant that there was no buffer for the driver in case of a frontal collision. That's why they added a trunk to the front.)
Batteries and engine in the floor.
Dashboard gets replaced with two touchscreens (one in the steering-wheel, one in the dashboard) and a head-up-display.

275 kW resp. 374 HP engine-power
111 kWh battery-capacity
~ 600 km range
length x width x height (in meters) : 4.9 x 1.9 x 1.9
Storage-volume 660 to 4,600 liters (depending on how many seats you use)
four-wheel-drive
0-100 kph in 5 s
maximum velocity 160 kph

On sale in 2022, price yet unknown.



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Volkswagen bringing back a fully electric (and self-driving) Microbus in 2022. (Original Post) DetlefK Aug 2017 OP
I Like it - But it's missing something packman Aug 2017 #1
Pretty darned cool! Kleveland Aug 2017 #2
(kick) Officially announced for 2022 Auggie Oct 2021 #3

Kleveland

(1,257 posts)
2. Pretty darned cool!
Tue Aug 22, 2017, 10:09 AM
Aug 2017

For those who are interested in the real and actual history of the company, and origin of the name VolksWagen, I would highly recommend this book:

"Small Wonder: The Amazing Story of the Volkswagen Beetle"

by Walter Henry Nelson

It is a fascinating read, and easily dispels many grossly incorrect myths, that live on to this day.

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