Volkswagen adds new entry-level ID. Buzz Cargo with £36k price tag
Volkswagen has expanded the ID. Buzz Cargo line-up with a new cheaper version using a smaller battery.
The imaginatively named ID. Buzz Cargo 59kWh is on sale now priced from £35,960 (before VAT) and comes equipped with a 59kWh battery in place of the 79kWh unit fitted to other commercial and passenger variants. Volkswagen says that should still offer up to 200 miles of range.
The 59kWh version also gets a less powerful 168bhp motor in place of the 282bhp or 335bhp options previously offered. However, it retains the 165kW charging capability to take it from 5-80% in 30 minutes.
The new model is around £3,000 cheaper than the previous entry point to VW’s electric commercial vehicle range and comes exclusively in the most basic Commerce trim. That gets 18-inch steel wheels rather than the alloys of more expensive models, but still features LED lights, twin sliding doors, a 12.9-inch infotainment touchscreen with wireless phone mirroring, heated seats, keyless entry and front and rear parking sensors.
Like all ID. Buzz Cargo models, the 59kWh has a cargo volume of up to 3.9m3 and can accommodate two Euro pallets. It also offers the same 692kg maximum payload as other vans and one-tonne towing capacity.
Until the end of March, buyers can get the ID. Buzz Cargo 59kWh with a £2,500 dealer deposit contribution and 4.9% finance. They can also take advantage of VW’s tie-up with Ovo to sign up to its Charge Anytime add-on, which enables vehicle charging for just 7p/kWh at home at any time of the day or night. When Volkswagen Group customers sign up to Ovo, they will also receive up to 30,000 free miles’ worth of charging across three years of ownership.
