Volkswagen ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo.
10-03-2022 08:31 - COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
The visual bracket around the future-oriented technologies is the unique design of the ID. buzz “The T1 – an icon of the 1950s – gave people mobility and freedom. With the ID. Buzz, we transfer this T1 DNA to the present day and thus to the era of electromobility,” outlines Jozef Kabaň, Head of Volkswagen Design. "The ID. Buzz brings a lot of sympathy and the closeness to people back to the street,” the chief designer continues. And it's the proportions that make the ID. Make Buzz so unique. Kabaň bridges the gap to the classic: "With the T1, I'm practically sitting on the front axle - no front overhang. With all safety relevance and technology, the ID. Buzz super short overhangs.” The designer sums it up: “The ID. Buzz is timeless, sustainable and extremely functional - that's what makes it unique. The iconic front section with its V-shaped hood between the charismatic LED headlights has always been typical of the series. This also applies to the optional two-tone paint finish.
Throughout Europe, the ID. Buzz and the ID. Buzz Cargo started with a 77 kWh battery (gross energy content: 82 kWh). It supplies a 150 kW electric machine with power, which - like the boxer engine in the T1 - drives the rear axle. The battery integrated deep down in the sandwich floor and the light electric drive result in good weight distribution and a low vehicle center of gravity. Both factors optimize handling and agility. The lithium-ion battery is charged at wall boxes and public charging points with 11 kW alternating current (AC). The charging power increases to up to 170 kW via a CCS plug on a DC fast charging station (direct current); the battery is charged from 5 to 80 percent in around 30 minutes. The series will also be equipped with the latest ID. software will also be able to use the "Plug & Charge” offer. The ID authenticates itself. Buzz via charging plug on compatible DC fast charging stations with the ISO 15118 standard and thus exchanges all necessary data with the charging point - a convenience plus. Bidirectional charging allows the ID. Buzz to feed unused energy from the battery into the customer's home network (vehicle-to-home). Power transfer and communication take place via a special DC BiDi wall box.