@@tommesob5099 Yeah, that’s understandable But the arctic circle trips are the most fun to watch! Maybe Bjørn’ll be able to slip in one or two a year :)
The Buzz feels more like an SUV than a Van. How about it feel like a modern MPV that it really is? I think VW has really nailed it with this model. It is kind of retro looking, but at the same time actually not when you look at the design more closely. A really cool looking car and obviously at the same time a very nice car. Thank you for an excellent review of the car.
@@AmongUs-mb4qx Or a smart spoiler above rear trunk for better ground effect on longer trips.. anyway to me iD-Buzz looks retro & cool enough even as single color black basic trim factory spec..
@@stianl575 Longer base iD-Buzz version with more seats (up to 7) will come latter next year for US market included along with a sporty version iD-Buzz GTX with 2 more powerful electric motors.. both were already announced by Volkswagen officials..
A Beach version would be perfect. No cabinets, just the pop top. VTL is probably tricky but atleast make it possible to go camp mode by disabling that super annoying auto off after 30 mins.
Super review Bjorn - (as always) - go VW and the ID Buzz - I just test drove one yesterday and ordered mine straight away (ID Buzz Family version with a hitch) and can't wait. So the very last fossil fuel vehicle departs our stable and we are now 100% all EV. (No hybrids either - a futile exercise in Greenwashing IMHO)
Awesome reviews and sceneries. How far can ID Buzz goes with a full charge battery + a family of 5 with full packed luggage ? Considering ID Buzz is a family van, most reviews I watched only have 1 or 2 passengers and without luggage. Thanks.
with my ID.4 I also managed to drive -8 km without any turtle mode. VW is playing save here with quite some extra kWh's when the display already shows 0% & 0km
The fast charging made it a buzz less of a disappointment for me. But... 2.5seats (only 2 isofix) in the second row, and no 200km of 120kmh avg in an 80% battery makes it a pretty limited family road trip car. This is not a worthy replacement for a Sharan/Alhambra, or even a touran. And VW deliberately tanked the seating in favour of the T7, there is no other excuse for the terrible seating.
All in all, the best EV. Ratio Transport - Space to consumption is excellent, with reasonable width and length. Also nice to see, That you don’t need gigantic screens to display all the information you need.
Really impressive for it's size, especially in comparison to less efficient Chinese offerings. Yet still, I'm really concerned about the consumption at -5 degrees. No heat pump and this giant interior, at least in theory that can't end well.
Interesting that there is such different charging performance between cars from the same manufacturer, same battery capacity and same vehicle platform. Has it been confirmed that the battery is different or is it the same battery with better cooling? It’s interesting to see these because American minivans are so huge. Every American minivan has had 3 rows of seats since the 1980s.
haha, Bjørn Nyland I love your enthusiasm about the ID Buzz.... would you rather buy the Buzz or the EQV since you tested both? (I have some rather space-intensive hobbies like kite surfing, snowboarding and camping)
Good day Bjorn, can you please advise based on your personal experience with all the electrical vehicles, what would you deem reliable, and with a good range for a family of 5 (three kids, ages 4, 7 and 10) , our driving is not on a very long distances, I would say at the most we have gone about 500KM one way. We are looking for something with a big trunk, due to the number of kids, good driving range, and priced at about 60k. Thanks for your great videos, they are very informative, and I`m learning a lot, but I`m also getting lost in all the number (not because of you), and would like an opinion of a person that is doing this on a daily basis and has a lot of experience with the brands on the market.
With a warm enough battery on my '22 ID4, I will get about 100kW @ 50% display SoC. Temp is a pretty big factor though, I just charged today and got about 75kW. Battery temp and initial SoC seem to matter in a way I don't fully understand.
Thx for this video. I like the ID-Buzz but bought the camping version of the Citroen e-spacetourer. Is in Germany from Pössl and called e-Vanster. I’m surprised about the 30kWH/100km. I thought the id buzz can do it better as it is fully designed to be an EV. My e-vanster only take between 24 and 28 kWh on a long Autobahn trip. Can you pls test the e-spactourer with the 75kwh battery? And yes, I know the id buzz is the newer car with a lot of high tech on board. But this I don’t want. I want a camping bus with a flexible seat system. A simple cruise control and park distance control is enough for me.
what application is that on the android phone... i presume it is being used with some device connected to the ODB port .. would be nice to get some information on that :D
Funny, "drafting behind a van" to make it to the next stop. A few years ago, I had a Tesla drafting me, and I was driving an overloaded 3.7 liter Dakota 4WD Quadcab pickup towing an overloaded trailer in the Pennsylvania mountains. Even under 40 mph on the uphills he stayed right on my tail for 70 miles. It seems as if the ID Buzz on this trip was getting about 2.5 miles per kilowatt-hour. That's really low and not something I would take on a cross country trip, at least not on superhighways. I wonder how it would do on 2-lane backroads and how many fast charging stations are available there.
The eBerlingo, decent car that it is, is not in the same space/size category. Yes, the eBerlingo can seat up to 7 people right now, but that will change for the buzz.
Hi Bjørn ... nice video again keep on the good work🙂But The price is to crazy.... In old days we all could buy a VW bus but now no way... I never buy a VW.... diesel scandal . After all, no normal family can afford to buy ID buz or normal ev. Here in Denmark, they do not give any subsidies to buy an electric car. That people think that thay can replace all fossil cars with electric cars in the futere is laughable. Where will the energy come from?. I think they should then make more Hydrogen cars. We do not have Hydro plants in Denmark like Norway does. They should make geothermal plants. But electric power is good business tax etc.. The price is from 579.995 kr in Denmark can be used 77 kWh / 82 kWh
Great test thanks. I wonder how the battery economy is if it was loaded with a family of people and loads of stuff (like in the real world) for a typical driving holiday. Might be a good test.
In our car the consumption is basically the same roughly if i am alone or the whole family. Kind of weird but not much more usage in any of our two cars with single person or 2 adults + some baggage and a kid.
If you maintain even highway speeds and not don't drive lots of uphill, it's not going to make much difference. Once at speed, it's the aerodynamics that matter. Weight mostly plays a role when accelerating (uphill is pretty much the same as accelerating).
Hi Bjorn. You do good work. Really fun to watch. Simple question…I thought the range was around 250 miles. 1000 km is around 620 miles, yes? So you should be able to do that trip with only 2 stops if you start with a full charge, no? Have you ever done a road trip in the United States? Do you think the ID Buzz would be a good long distance minivan in the US? Thank you very much.
It’s quicker to charge more often for shorter periods in the most efficient part of the battery storage, i.e. between 20% and 80% full. In your scenario you would charge from empty to full both times, also assuming that the charging stations are placed exactly where you need them.
If you're used to petrol/gas filling, imagine when your tank is nearly full you need to use a spoon not a hose, it's gonna be really slow to go 80-100%, far slower than 0-80%. To go fast overall you should only fill the tank to 80% but refill more often. That said I've found running the battery to 0% tricky, I did a longer trip yesterday and ABRP said I'd turn up with 15%, actually arrived with 45% so got a far slower charge speed. I'm sure you can dial it in if you do many trips.
I don't live in the US but I try to answer to the second question. Considering how the last EVS are designed for US market I would say this ID buzz has not a superb range. 250 miles is far to be reached at highway speeds. It all depends on how many fast charghers you have on the roads, which I think varies from one state to another.
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Thanks for the true spirit of Sabine Schmitz 😅
Yes thank you so much for the Sabine Schmitz Reference! ❤️
Uncle Björn is obviously a classic TopGear fan 😀
Wherever she is right now, I'm certain that reference put a smile on her face!
❤❤❤May she rest in peace❤❤❤
You had me at "Speed limit plus VAT"... 😆
I don't actually need a van, but this one makes me wish I did.
Thus is not a van but a Super Size SUV 😁😁.
I feel you. I already imagine myself doing roadtrips and sleeping in the Buzz, although I've never done that before! 😁
@@CSChua It's a van, because it has sliding doors, a low floor, and an open layout.
Thanks for your ID-Buzz videos. I have now bought one 😀
How do you like it after 11 months?
Are the arctic circle trips ever making a comeback?
Because this would be the car to do it in!
Exactly! EV camping in optima forma.
I think he once said not when the baby is too young.
@@tommesob5099 Yeah, that’s understandable
But the arctic circle trips are the most fun to watch!
Maybe Bjørn’ll be able to slip in one or two a year :)
@@tommesob5099 F
absolutely amazing result! very very impressive
I'm most excited about the VW ID Buzz than any other EV. Thanks for the review videos! 👍🏼
MEB seems to get better and better. Only if the Prices could be a bit lower ... 😋
ABC - Always Bjorn Changing the ABC! 😛
I love the driving music selection on this run.
Bjørn "I beat that in a vaaan" Nyland
R.I.P. Sabine "I beat that lap time in a van" Schmitz
A VW 'Bus' charging 180kW at a Tesla Supercharger.....quite a picture and yes: I like that shieeeeeet. Thanks Herbert, Elon and Uncle Bjørn.
😅 I felt the range anxiety haha 0.2%
“like a bus (/baws/)”😂
ABC 😂 …you crack me up!!!
Thank you for your content !
The Buzz feels more like an SUV than a Van. How about it feel like a modern MPV that it really is? I think VW has really nailed it with this model. It is kind of retro looking, but at the same time actually not when you look at the design more closely. A really cool looking car and obviously at the same time a very nice car. Thank you for an excellent review of the car.
need lower tapering roofline and it'll be efficient.
@@AmongUs-mb4qx Or a smart spoiler above rear trunk for better ground effect on longer trips..
anyway to me iD-Buzz looks retro & cool enough even as single color black basic trim factory spec..
@@AmongUs-mb4qx it could be developed into a station-wagon variant. "ID Pazzat" 🙂
I think it feels more like a RV than a van. Sorry to say, without the heatpump and no panorama, 4x4 and 6-7 seater, why buy it.
@@stianl575 Longer base iD-Buzz version with more seats (up to 7) will come latter next year for US market included along with a sporty version iD-Buzz GTX with 2 more powerful electric motors.. both were already announced by Volkswagen officials..
Can’t wait for the California version. It’ll be heavier and less efficient, but EV camping heaven.
The efficiency might not be that bad as it is just longer and heavier. Front surface area anyway is similar.
You'll need to lug a generator around with you
A Beach version would be perfect. No cabinets, just the pop top. VTL is probably tricky but atleast make it possible to go camp mode by disabling that super annoying auto off after 30 mins.
Björn want to See the New Rolls Royce Spectre EV on your Channel in the near Future 😀
Super review Bjorn - (as always) - go VW and the ID Buzz - I just test drove one yesterday and ordered mine straight away (ID Buzz Family version with a hitch) and can't wait. So the very last fossil fuel vehicle departs our stable and we are now 100% all EV. (No hybrids either - a futile exercise in Greenwashing IMHO)
The battery preconditioning update for Ioniq5 and EV6 is out now. Would love to see the winter results of these!
Awesome reviews and sceneries. How far can ID Buzz goes with a full charge battery + a family of 5 with full packed luggage ? Considering ID Buzz is a family van, most reviews I watched only have 1 or 2 passengers and without luggage. Thanks.
Very informative video, as I'm thinking about one of these once they become available here in the US. The fast charge capability is a HUGE plus!
I have zero use for a van... Yet, here I am liking this shieet. 👍
It will be interesting to see how this charging rate affects battery life in TAXI USAGE
I doubt that you will need much fast charging while in taxi usage. It will be enough to slow charge over night.
@@kleincamper not if doing airport runs.
@@onlineo2263 not if the airport is near the city centre.
I know of a Tesla taxi bought new in 2016 that passed 400000km a while ago. Original battery.
Thanks for the Sabine comment, she was great.
Thank you, BN. Please add more content about driver assist features on these long drives?
LOL top gear reference.... I am sure it would have made her smile 😁
amazing results, this review just sold me on one of these. Awesome job!
Finally some Ska! Thanks for that. 😃
with my ID.4 I also managed to drive -8 km without any turtle mode. VW is playing save here with quite some extra kWh's when the display already shows 0% & 0km
Like a buzz!
Oh, VIP's around here...:-)
@@nasenmann2011 Wo? 😮
Hi !
@@moestrei do you come from a land down under?
@@DerBlauzahn Ya, man:
From the arse end of the planet.
Trees in the breeze by Sabbo. Coolest travel down the road music ever. Thanks for the review and the ride along
Expensive but great. Thanks for the Video Björn.
The Sabine Schmitz quote was awesome!
The fast charging made it a buzz less of a disappointment for me. But... 2.5seats (only 2 isofix) in the second row, and no 200km of 120kmh avg in an 80% battery makes it a pretty limited family road trip car.
This is not a worthy replacement for a Sharan/Alhambra, or even a touran. And VW deliberately tanked the seating in favour of the T7, there is no other excuse for the terrible seating.
Does it have some sort of camp mode?
What a beautifull landscape and what an efficient van! 👍
"do you like that zhit?" Bjorn is the boss.
You got my like just for Sabine! But yea, ID Buzz is a looker as well! 😁
Maybe if we had told the Germans that cars needed Wurstholders we would have gotten decent cupholders all along. Good stuff!
The double hot dog is great 🤣
Very nice!
Any plans for the MG4?
It really surprised me. I wasn't a fan of it, but you changed my mind.
Nice but can you add a roof rack for your surfboards?
All in all, the best EV. Ratio Transport - Space to consumption is excellent, with reasonable width and length. Also nice to see, That you don’t need gigantic screens to display all the information you need.
There is no “best EV”
We need to see the MG4! Keep up the good work!
$80,500 Canadian. OUCH. Love it, but can't afford it. :(
Expensive, but still less than a Y.
Cannot go wrong with reggae music for road trip 😁😁
Really impressive for it's size, especially in comparison to less efficient Chinese offerings.
Yet still, I'm really concerned about the consumption at -5 degrees. No heat pump and this giant interior, at least in theory that can't end well.
Commendably impressive.
Awesome! Thanks Bjørn
Dose it come in a camper version????
Interesting that there is such different charging performance between cars from the same manufacturer, same battery capacity and same vehicle platform. Has it been confirmed that the battery is different or is it the same battery with better cooling?
It’s interesting to see these because American minivans are so huge. Every American minivan has had 3 rows of seats since the 1980s.
I have a 2015 nissan leaf, and thiking about a van (I have 2 kids + wife). Thia ID Buzz looks nice, big and not so expensive than other electric cars
Perfect for your family Björn. Does your wife like it ? 😊
Yes
haha, Bjørn Nyland I love your enthusiasm about the ID Buzz.... would you rather buy the Buzz or the EQV since you tested both?
(I have some rather space-intensive hobbies like kite surfing, snowboarding and camping)
RIP Sabine Schmitz, we will never forgett u
Two tone so much better than the fugly gray everything
Super impressive!!🎉
Why is the model 3 not listed as a Tesla in your spreadsheet.
Tesla? What Tesla? No longer dream of Tesla. Now dream of VW ID SSS ie Super Size SUV 😍😍😍
Good day Bjorn, can you please advise based on your personal experience with all the electrical vehicles, what would you deem reliable, and with a good range for a family of 5 (three kids, ages 4, 7 and 10) , our driving is not on a very long distances, I would say at the most we have gone about 500KM one way. We are looking for something with a big trunk, due to the number of kids, good driving range, and priced at about 60k.
Thanks for your great videos, they are very informative, and I`m learning a lot, but I`m also getting lost in all the number (not because of you), and would like an opinion of a person that is doing this on a daily basis and has a lot of experience with the brands on the market.
Does it have V2L? Would be perfect for camping
Yes
Loved the video!🔥🔥🔥
Yeah, that reggae got me into buzz mood!
The door slamming still sounds the same as 40 years ago, I guess that 's good'
With a warm enough battery on my '22 ID4, I will get about 100kW @ 50% display SoC. Temp is a pretty big factor though, I just charged today and got about 75kW. Battery temp and initial SoC seem to matter in a way I don't fully understand.
When I see this video It really pisses me off that my id3 tour 5 charges at 60 Kw at 30% at ionity, not happy with this at all!!!!!!!!!!
hoping to see these in the UK soon, hopefully I can (if the hoist fits) get one for my mum, get her out of the Mercedes vito shes in now
i wish my Q4 etron could charge at those speeds....😧
Thx for this video. I like the ID-Buzz but bought the camping version of the Citroen e-spacetourer. Is in Germany from Pössl and called e-Vanster. I’m surprised about the 30kWH/100km. I thought the id buzz can do it better as it is fully designed to be an EV. My e-vanster only take between 24 and 28 kWh on a long Autobahn trip. Can you pls test the e-spactourer with the 75kwh battery? And yes, I know the id buzz is the newer car with a lot of high tech on board. But this I don’t want. I want a camping bus with a flexible seat system. A simple cruise control and park distance control is enough for me.
Hello Björn nice can you do a range test whith heavy load up at 2900kg thats important for me if I am going to get one
Is it possible to see the range spreadsheet on a web page?
Video description.
@@bjornnyland ok - found it, thanks 👍🏻
Volkswagen ID Buzz is the minivan of the year
What app are you using to monitor the battery in your phone?
Looking forward to getting my Buzz! 😀
Whats the name of the app you are using?
there's link in video description
What vw need to do now is to build the beetle as electric car.
Hi, what app and OBD-dongle are you using?
Car Scanner
what application is that on the android phone... i presume it is being used with some device connected to the ODB port .. would be nice to get some information on that :D
Funny, "drafting behind a van" to make it to the next stop. A few years ago, I had a Tesla drafting me, and I was driving an overloaded 3.7 liter Dakota 4WD Quadcab pickup towing an overloaded trailer in the Pennsylvania mountains. Even under 40 mph on the uphills he stayed right on my tail for 70 miles. It seems as if the ID Buzz on this trip was getting about 2.5 miles per kilowatt-hour. That's really low and not something I would take on a cross country trip, at least not on superhighways. I wonder how it would do on 2-lane backroads and how many fast charging stations are available there.
A cold winter camping test could be interesting!
Guess I’ll keep my reservation now ☺️
ID 4 has this charging curve if you have software Version 3.0
norwegian or swedish VAT rate?
Thanks for good report
Good tribute to Sabine Schmitz. May she rest in peace. 😢
Nice TopGear reference
can you lower the charge rate and take 2kv from eco flow ? ? ?
Charge like a buss!
Great run! do you have any plan to do this with F-150 lightning? I run about 28kWh/100km avg similarly.
I don’t think the Lightning will be available in Europe...
@@tobias..6688 actually it will. Exclusive cars in Sweden are adapting it for eu. Will be very expensive…
Please don't forget the e-Berlingo. It's a similar car for anyone who doesn't need to go the distance.
The eBerlingo, decent car that it is, is not in the same space/size category. Yes, the eBerlingo can seat up to 7 people right now, but that will change for the buzz.
Hvad var forbruget op ad Hallandsåsen?
Road trip with ID.Buzz to Nordkapp please
What is the DMS display on your iPhone ?
As I want 😊
Hi Bjørn ... nice video again keep on the good work🙂But The price is to crazy.... In old days we all could buy a VW bus but now no way... I never buy a VW.... diesel scandal . After all, no normal family can afford to buy ID buz or normal ev. Here in Denmark, they do not give any subsidies to buy an electric car. That people think that thay can replace all fossil cars with electric cars in the futere is laughable. Where will the energy come from?. I think they should then make more Hydrogen cars. We do not have Hydro plants in Denmark like Norway does. They should make geothermal plants. But electric power is good business tax etc.. The price is from 579.995 kr in Denmark can be used 77 kWh / 82 kWh
Why are you hiding the speedometer there, Bjorn.
Great test thanks.
I wonder how the battery economy is if it was loaded with a family of people and loads of stuff (like in the real world) for a typical driving holiday. Might be a good test.
In our car the consumption is basically the same roughly if i am alone or the whole family. Kind of weird but not much more usage in any of our two cars with single person or 2 adults + some baggage and a kid.
If you maintain even highway speeds and not don't drive lots of uphill, it's not going to make much difference. Once at speed, it's the aerodynamics that matter. Weight mostly plays a role when accelerating (uphill is pretty much the same as accelerating).
ABC's of charging - Always Be Consistent.
I could never drive one of these, the range anxiety would mean I would be stopping every 60 km 😂😂😂😂
Hi Bjorn. You do good work. Really fun to watch. Simple question…I thought the range was around 250 miles. 1000 km is around 620 miles, yes? So you should be able to do that trip with only 2 stops if you start with a full charge, no? Have you ever done a road trip in the United States? Do you think the ID Buzz would be a good long distance minivan in the US? Thank you very much.
It’s quicker to charge more often for shorter periods in the most efficient part of the battery storage, i.e. between 20% and 80% full. In your scenario you would charge from empty to full both times, also assuming that the charging stations are placed exactly where you need them.
If you're used to petrol/gas filling, imagine when your tank is nearly full you need to use a spoon not a hose, it's gonna be really slow to go 80-100%, far slower than 0-80%. To go fast overall you should only fill the tank to 80% but refill more often.
That said I've found running the battery to 0% tricky, I did a longer trip yesterday and ABRP said I'd turn up with 15%, actually arrived with 45% so got a far slower charge speed. I'm sure you can dial it in if you do many trips.
I don't live in the US but I try to answer to the second question. Considering how the last EVS are designed for US market I would say this ID buzz has not a superb range. 250 miles is far to be reached at highway speeds. It all depends on how many fast charghers you have on the roads, which I think varies from one state to another.
Impressive performance for a van!
Will you test the MG4 like you tested the ZS EV ?
Great job done by german VW, awesome BUZZ.
@Bj0rn! Is this better than Model Y as a family car/van?
Depends on your needs. How many people? How much cargo space do you actually need? Model y is still way more efficient and more fun to drive