The Volkswagen ID. Buzz is the German carmaker’s first mass-produced all-electric minivan, and it’s a pretty cool, modern nod to VW’s first-ever van–the iconic Type 2 Microbus, also known as the T1. It’s boxy, it’s cute, and it has none of the nasty emissions that you can almost smell just by thinking about a post-war vehicle. But what if I told you that the ID.
The first Elektro Bus was of the single-cab pickup variety simply because it had enough room for the huge, 1,874-pound lead-acid battery pack and rear DC motor under the loading area. That electric motor was initially built by Bosch and later by Siemens and had a continuous output of 16 kilowatts , but a maximum output of 32 kW could be dispensed for short bursts.