Electric camper project was not delayed for technical reasons, but because of insufficient demand
A ‘California’ camper version of the Volkswagen ID Buzz will not launch until much later this decade because a market for it has yet to materialise, the firm’s executives have said. German publication Edison last year reported that the model was delayed because it would weigh more than 3.5 tonnes with passengers and luggage on board, meaning it would require owners to hold a higher-category driving licence.
“I can tell you we always start from the market and looking at the market figures and looking closely at our customers, it turned out that the need for these types of vehicles – BEV-driven campers – is not there yet from our perspective. “We expect the demand to come closer to the second half of the decade and this is also why we are focusing on this timeframe to come up with a solution, with the BEV-drive ID Buzz California. This is the reason.
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