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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

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The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. On the other hand, it’s a minivan with sliding side doors. How popular was the concept?

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500 miles touted: EV platform for Dodge muscle cars, Jeep SUVs, more

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Stellantis also boasts of the capability to handle “extreme power,” allowing for 0-62 mph times in the 2.0-second Chrysler’s first EV was initially thought to be a production version of the Airflow crossover concept , but the brand’s boss has also hinted at an electric minivan.

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Event: 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show

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Make sure to hang on to something when tromping the accelerator pedal as the 8-speed automatic will do the quarter mile in under 10 seconds, can hit 233 miles per hour, and go 0-60 mph in 2.5 The combined 501 horsepower is a 122 horsepower increase that will deliver estimated 0-60 mph times of under 4.3

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Review: 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz tags nostalgia, re-ups minivans

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Sure, it’s late and it’s been wracked by decades of false starts and concept vehicles, and by now the original Hippies may have ended their traveling days. And if you’ve done plenty of drive time in full-size, truck-based vans and minivans alike, it’s a driving experience that’s clearly in the minivan zone. Everybody wants one.

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Road Rally Review: Driving a Volkswagen ID. Buzz for 5,000 miles through Europe

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In 2017, VW displayed a retro electric van concept with a retro style, harkening back to the iconic T2 Transporter or micro bus. Like any concept, there was speculation whether it’d actually get produced. However, it effortlessly cruised at 120 km/h (75 mph) once you got there. In 2022 it did. Behold, the ID.

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Stellantis tackling EV aerodynamics with $29.5M wind tunnel

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Compressed air drives the belts at speeds up to 140 mph, while the tunnel is capable of generating wind speeds of up to 160 mph, according to Stellantis. Vehicles remain static, with belts suspended on cushions of air turning all four wheels. A fifth moving belt represents the effect of travel over a road surface.

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2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe: The legendary SUV brand’s first plug-in hybrid

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That’s not surprising—the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid, the company’s only previous plug-in hybrid, is a well-executed PHEV with an EPA-rated 32 miles of usable electric range that retains all the virtues of the Pacifica minivan. Instead, the driver has to brake at about 4 mph to bring the car to a complete stop.

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