The Volkswagen Model T, beloved for its unique design, will return as an electric vehicle in March this year, and Volkswagen has decided to mass-produce ID.Buzz this spring.
This news is also very important for the MPV market, because the car seems to be changing the market landscape of MPV.
[1] Small body large space
For an MPV, the most important thing is not the size of the body, but the size of the interior space, this point of view I have always emphasized before, but at present, all 7-seat, large-space MPV on the market, the body size is more than 5 meters. For example, the GL8, the Syna, are all such models.
If it is a pure electric vehicle, then it can actually reduce its body length to a large extent. The Volkswagen ID.Buzz Concept car measures 4941mm in length, 1963mm in height and has a wheelbase of 3300mm. So from its body size, its body length is less than 5 meters, but its wheelbase is far more than all competitors, which fully shows that its interior space can also be guaranteed, but because the length is not very large, so the flexibility of the body is very good.
[2] Maximum 100kwh battery, long battery life
The main reason why pure electric MPV is not valued by the market is because MPV models are usually used to receive important customers, often need to drive on the highway, and if you cruise on the highway, the mileage is particularly important. If a household pure electric vehicle has a cruising range of three or four hundred kilometers, then there is no problem in driving in the urban area, but if it is an MPV with a mileage of three or four hundred kilometers, it will certainly not be able to meet the needs.
Volkswagen ID.Buzz is based on meB, a dedicated platform for Volkswagen electric vehicles, and provides battery options such as 60kWh and 100kWh. WLTP-based driving range of up to 500 km. It can basically meet the needs of highway driving for a day.
[3] There is historical inheritance, but also pioneering and innovative
ID.Buzz predecessor is the Volkswagen T-car, I believe that in addition to the Volkswagen T-car, there is no "bread" can be equated with feelings. Since the Type 2 left the production hall in 1947, many cultures have begun to flourish in its small carriages. And despite the changing times, it can still allow fans around the world to enjoy the gifts of history, and it is still the time machine that has lasted for a long time, like Pandora's box full of surprises.
Therefore, to this day, there are many fans of Volkswagen T-cars, and there are also many manufacturers in the copycat Volkswagen T-car, so this car is a model with historical heritage.
Now, Volkswagen has revived the Model T through ID.Buzz, and has partnered with Argo to develop L4-level, L5 self-driving cars, and according to analysis, its future is also considering the launch of autonomous shuttles or unmanned freight vehicles. Non-car is definitely not just a normal MPV. Volkswagen wants to explore more possibilities on this model.