VW identification. Buzz California Plans “Fluid,” Report Says

• The moment of the VW ID’s market debut. Buzz California camper now depends on “customer response” Automatic Express reports, citing the CEO of VWCV.

• The basic VW ID. The Buzz will arrive in the United States this fall in several models, with prices to be announced closer to the start of sales.

• VW has greenlit the California trailer in 2021, at least the planning for it, and is now carrying out development work on a larger lineup of variants while timing and market availability remain uncertain.

Those who were waiting for VW identification. Buzz that have materialized since it was first revealed in concept form in 2017 have visibly aged between then and now. Whole new wars and a pandemic started in the time we expected it to appear, a new VW Group CEO has taken officeand the blockchain bubble has been replaced by the crypto bubble, which has now given way to the AI ​​revolution (which is definitely no a bubble).

It is like Apple reminded us a few days ago that its phones and tablets have become thinner in the time frame that the VW ID. Buzz is under development.

O good new is that the long-promised electric minivan will arrive in the United States later this fallBarring some unforeseen event, like an asteroid impact or some other global cataclysm – we can’t rule these things out.

But what about the other long-awaited version of ID. Buzz – the camper from California?

To go back in 2021 VW confirmed that such a model had been approved for production. In fact, we even remember what it said.

“Another derivative vehicle, the ID. California, has also been approved for the location (Hanover, Germany),” VW said in 2021.

But this statement also did not say when such a model would arrive, or which markets could receive it.

Of course, we didn’t expect the California to land at the exact moment the ID. Buzz would go to the United States, which is now scheduled for fall 2024 (again, barring some unforeseen celestial events, fingers crossed).

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Now a report of Automatic Express suggests that its timing — if not its chances of production — now depends on sufficient customer demand materializing. This is a different prediction than we remember.

“We have not announced a specific date [for the Buzz] still, because we are waiting for the customer’s response,” said VW Commercial Vehicles CEO Carsten Intra. counted Automatic espresso. “Today we don’t have that push for an all-electric trailer.”

Intra also indicated Automatic Express that various types of accessories are in development and being tested and that, based on response, timelines may change.

The CEO of VWCV indicated that all models in the California camper range will be electric, at least eventually, and that the new generation will be called Space.

“In Space we will have fully electric campervans – from the Grand California to the smallest; the next generation will be a big step,” said Intra. Automatic espresso.

This news is encouraging, if a little light on timing and market availability, but at least VW isn’t backpedaling on the entire concept.

It’s also worth noting that, electric motors aside, VW hasn’t offered a factory-direct van-based camper in the United States since the 2003 T4.

(It’s a separate discussion whether it’s fair for VW to use the California name if it doesn’t offer the model in the Golden State).

And in those 20 years, VW also hasn’t brought its subsequent generations to the United States, with the current California-based T7 Multivan and its upcoming PHEV variant no offered in the State of California — or any other U.S. state or territory.

Of course, that hasn’t stopped people from (theoretically) buying a Routan and converting it into a pop-up rooftop tent for an exorbitant sum. But let’s just say it hasn’t been easy over the last 20 years to get a turnkey VW camper with some lightweight camping amenities.

From VW’s point of view, before the base ID. Buzz arrives (with pricing yet to be determined), the entire category of electric minivans, campers or otherwise, remains completely untested in North America. This suggests the automaker will likely want to see at least a few years of identity. Busy sales before the decision was made to bring the certainly more expensive California here.

There’s also the issue of such campers traditionally being purchased and used on long road trips that could take them… well away from a DC fast charger. Or electricity, for that matter.

Infrastructure is certainly a concern, even on the Pacific Coast Highway.

The lack of a wide range could prevent VW from offering a camper version of the ID. Tinnitus, or Will price matter more than range in this segment? Let us know in the comments below.