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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: electric Microbus finally arrives

Charged EVs

Volkswagen cites acceleration from 0 to 60 mph in roughly 6.0 We longed for one-pedal driving all the way down to 0 mph, but it’s not provided. VW stays strictly away from the word minivan, saying only 3 percent of hand-raisers for the Buzz are minivan owners. What is it, and who wants it?

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

Green Car Congress

The report is the authoritative reference for real-world fuel economy, technology trends and tailpipe carbon dioxide emissions, for new personal vehicles sold in the US every year since 1975. The average 0-to-60 mph acceleration time was the same in MY 2016 as MY 2015. Model year (MY) 2016 vehicle fuel economy was 24.7 ft 2 (-0.4%).

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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Chrysler calls it a “multipurpose vehicle,” but we will stick with modern minivan. The only minivan with a plug. Clean Fleet Report, on an all in-town test loop, never exceeding 45 mph, and encountering many stop lights, achieved 46.2 If Chrysler had their way, you will see it more as a multi-purpose vehicle than a minivan.

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Road Test: 2021 Chrysler Pacifica Plug-in Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

If you are one of those “I will never drive a minivan” type of persons, please keep reading. Oh, and could you get used to 32 miles of all-electric driving and 30+ mph when in hybrid mode? When Clean Fleet Report first reviewed the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid in 2017, it was the only electrified minivan on the market.

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

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. All-wheel drive will be available from launch, with total power of “about 330 hp,” VW said, giving a 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of 5.7 On the other hand, it’s a minivan with sliding side doors.

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

The Truth About Cars

However, it effortlessly cruised at 120 km/h (75 mph) once you got there. A brief top speed test on the German autobahn maxed out at 150 km/h (94 mph). Buzz had plenty of personality and proved to be a comfortable, fun vehicle to road rally with. The cruise control, however, was another story.

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Wallke X3 Max: Shoving two motors in a full-suspension fat tire e-bike

Baua Electric

I imagine most people will never fold it during normal use, but the ability to make the bike smaller does mean you could conceivably shove it in the back of a minivan or SUV more easily. Check out my video review below to see what I mean, then keep reading for even more info on my testing of this wildly over-the-top electric bike.