Caravan friends with a green conscience were already looking forward to the ID.California electric camper. But they have to be patient for a long time – if he comes at all.
Actually, VW wanted to develop a camper variant of its electric Bullis ID.Buzz by 2025. In the meantime, however, the project has been put on hold, as VW Commercial Vehicles has now confirmed to Edison magazine. The reason for the development stop are weight problems that result from additional California equipment in combination with the already heavy electric drive. In principle, VW does not want to rule out an ID.Buzz California in the somewhat more distant future. Should new developments allow a more favorable weight-performance ratio for the batteries in a few years, an electric camper might be conceivable by the end of the decade or later. However, as early as next year VW will be launching a California variant of the Multivan T7 that is at least temporarily electric bring. At the end of August, a corresponding California concept with a plug-in hybrid drive will make its debut at the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf “ in the Bavarian Lenggries own extension, (SPX)
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