March 9 will be the day when Volkswagen will unveil its modern interpretation of the original Microbus Type 2. The ID. Buzz will be based on the company’s MEB platform for electric vehicles and will share many of its components with the ID.3 and ID.4. That doesn’t mean it will be the same content in a different package, as the company’s CEO has recently said the electric bus will be special.
In an interview with Autocar, Volkswagen CEO Ralf Brandstatter explained he sees the ID. Buzz as “definitely the most emotional of our electric models.” The fully-electric people mover should help VW become “the most desirable brand for sustainable mobility,” as Brandstatter told the British publication. Meanwhile, the variety of battery and electric motor options of the production bus will demonstrate “how flexible and versatile our modular electric drive system is.”
