VW Commercial Vehicles cites packaging constraints as the reason it can't fit a combustion engine in the ID. Buzz.
The minivan's short front overhang leaves no room for a gas engine.
As a result, the company says it's unlikely to build a range-extending ID. Buzz.
With 60,700 units delivered globally in 2025, the ID. Buzz was the eighth best-selling EV in the Volkswagen Group. Demand for the retro-flavored electric minivan and its cargo twin doubled compared to the previous year. However, while the electric people mover is doing well in Europe, it has struggled in the United States. Only 6,140 units were sold there, prompting an unexpected decision to cancel the 2026 model year and clear out 2025MY inventory before bringing back the ID. Buzz for 2027.
The modest 234-mile range of the rear-wheel-drive model, combined with a steep $61,545 starting price, certainly didn't help its cause. When VW announced the ID. Buzz would skip the 2026MY, it didn't cite range or pricing as reasons for the minivan's one-year hiatus. Instead, it blamed generally weak EV adoption in the U.S., calling it a "strategic decision" based on a "careful assessment of current EV market conditions."
