Volkswagen will begin selling the battery-powered version of its bus in North America starting next year, marking the model’s re-entry after two decades. Reuters reported
The fully electric ID. Buzz will also include an extra-long version that can seat seven passengers and has a larger 85-kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery for increased range, the newswire said.
All ID Buzz vehicles for the market will be manufactured at its Hanover plant, the company said, saying the batteries could be charged from 10 percent to 80 percent in less than 25 minutes at fast-charging stations, the newswire said.