ID Buzz Cargo Camper Conversion - Stripping Out The Back & First Thoughts! 

Summed up by your often used word ‘ little’. Even the extra 200mill just takes it up to the length of the SWB T6.1.

Would probably be ideal size for one but not a couple. Good to see how our van (the red one alongside) is coming along.

Here's hoping they add a bigger battery option for LWB along with a 240v V2L option for use with induction hob / fridge / kettles / etc

I saw one of these on the M1, admittedly it was a left hand drive I think German number plated one. WOW! they look much much better in real life so to speak and are actual bigger than they look. I was expecting a mid sized van but NOPE they are full size and the paintwork look exceptionally shiny lots of depth to the paint work. Very in proportion so to speak.

Super keen to see what you do with this. Had a lay down in the back of one today and was immediately aware of how much smaller it is than the transporter. Personally I kind of like the idea of a smaller van as it's easier to place on the road and park, plus it's usually just me sleepihg in it, but for someone that always goes away with the family i think they would seriously miss the space.

I’m a big EV fan, I own a Tesla and I’m waiting to see what happens with the ID Buzz. I do like the ID Buzz as a camper, but it needs to be the LWB to make it a viable proposition for me.

I’m looking forward to seeing what you make of this vehicle. Heard rumours galore about the future of the Transporter so goodness knows what will be available to convert in the future. Good Luck

This is going to make a great camper 👍

Is there space under the passenger seat to put a fridge drawer under it? I can’t believe how much height/space they are wasting by covering the front part of the cargo space, though I guess they value the flat load space higher. I have looked at VWs guidelines and they state you should leave the roof truss in place but then I’ve seen at least two conversion with pop tops already that clearly removed/moved them. Looking forward to see what you come up with.

The ID Buzz is a massive opportunity for converters to be creative. I'm bored of seeing a 3/4 Rock N Roll bed and side kitchen. Mega interesting to see what Jerba can conjure up

Very interesting build to follow. If VAG would to provide V2L it would be a guaranteed hit!

Glad I got my T6.1 when I did because this just does not seem a good option

I would love to see a video like this on the Crafter SWB as a comparison.

YES!

Have just completed a trip to Northern Spain, from London via Newhaven/Dieppe in my small diesel camper. 4 fuel stops over a total of 1900 miles, it`ll be a while off before electric is any good to me. The rear of that ID Buzz is about the same as my Peugeot Partner Teepee.

I think it would suit a Taransay set up, looking forward to see what you do with it.

I'm guessing the Mercedes EQV 300 Extra-Long with 305 km range would probably make a better base for an electric camper conversion. Although this Mercedes is not available in the UK and the price in Germany is €72,519 before you do anything to it.

can't wait

cant wait

Note. A neat “day van”

Very brave to take this on. I wonder what you will do for heating. Diesel heater might be hard to install as the exhausts normally go through the floor where the battery is! Maybe you can just rely on the cabin electric heater. Can't wait to see what you do either way!

love to see a video of turning a toyota proace city into a micro camper vans

Will you be able to add a solar panel and 12v leisure battery system & EHU separate to the traction battery system?

Can the driver and passenger seats rotate like those of the California?

Don't rush into this, since the Ford Custom EV is just around the corner. I have driven the Transit EV and that was pretty impressive. Lot of changes coming in the campervan world. Won't be too soon.

OMG! It's tiny. Might as well get a Nissan NV200!

When the floor is removed and that step down is revealed, what is the height between the tops of those bulkheads and the roof of the van? Looks like an extra 15cm? Also, how deep are those three floor compartments that are outlined by the bulkheads?

I got to have a good look at one of the first ID Buzz Cargo's in Norway, as the first "customer", in the basement of Norways bigest VAG dealer (and may be the biggest VAG EV dealer in the world) 2 days before it was to get its license plates, in september. My conclution is that, at least the short wersion is a little bit to smaal to make a good camper (Well, people in the US lives in their Prius). At that time the messurements of the LWB was not known, but it will be 30cm longer, not 20cm and it will be awaylable with 2 bigger sets of batteries, and also as a 4wd and for the passenger version, it will be possible to take the back seats in and out. (it is not, at the moment) I think we should consider the Buzz to be the EV version of the Caddy, not the T6,1

Curious to see the finished version in action, how are you supplying power to the conversion , and how will it be re charged, not seen many ev chargers at camp sites,

How much extra height do you achieve by taking out the floor? Enough to cancel out that 80mm deficit compared to the T6?

Far too expensive. VW are taking their customers literally for a ( financial) ride.

It might be worth considering the recharge time of the traction battery. All EV's of any brand will either have a 400 volt or a 800 volt traction battery. If an EV has a 400 volt traction battery the 10-80% recharge time is about 40-45 minutes, depending on the make and model. If an EV has a 800 volt traction battery the 10-80% recharge time is about 20-25 minutes, depending on the make and model. All Volkswagen's that are currently on sale have a 10-80% recharge time of 40-45 minutes. However Volkswagen has announced that in 2024 they will start producing the ID.7 which will have a 10-80% recharge time of 25 minutes. And Volkswagen has announced that in 2025 they will start producing the ID.2 which will have a 10-80% recharge time of 25 minutes. The ID.2 is a much more budget focused car and will probably cost about 25,000 Euro's. So it looks like Volkswagen will be rolling out faster batteries in the coming years, probably for their entire range. I don't know when Volkswagen is going to give the ID Buzz a battery upgrade, but it won't be any time soon, they have only just released the ID.Buzz. But give it a few years and you'll be having the 25 minute recharge time which if you have to recharge about 10-15 times between the UK and the south of Italy, will be a very important metric to look at.

Hi, any update on replacement for T6.1? thanks.

Is there not any chance of getting the multivan without everything in it to convert? You're going to struggle to sell an all electric camper

Please is there any chance you could tell me the length and depth of the wheel arch please??

Not very big, is it? You'll need at least a LWB to get everything in. Day van, perhaps, or a pokey camper. Might be time to be looking at Fiat/Peugeot/Citroen/Toyota.

The Maxus eDeliver 9 would be a much better donor van 👍🏻

👍👍👍

So in essence & you say it yourself, just a Day van.

How about a roof top tent

Just a thought will you be converting a Ford e-transit?

No 4WD drive! Too expensive for such small batteries and slow charge... Maybe Sodium-ion batteries would change something?

L2 version of the cargo isn’t going to happen… only the normal version will be getting a longer version

Love the design but unfortunately I -prefer my low mileage VWT6 DSG. The Buzz would require several ( possibly 7)charges from London to Spain ..far too limited charging..would buy one if they did a 500 mile charge..always worried that if the battery fails out of warranty it would cost a fortune..not too sure about electric vehicles at present

Such a shame we dont get all the Variants like Germany.

There won't be a lwb cargo available in the UK only the ID Buzz

Any news on this?

Mmm... a van that doesn't take standard size building sheet materials 👷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Significantly smaller than the 6.1 and will cost alot more...not for me as the basis for a campervan. On a commercial side, the trades wont go for it so I imagine that other van manufacturers will take a significant market share

I think it's too small. I'm converting my electric Peugeot L3 (XL) E-expert. That's not the largest yet practical to get comfortable with 2. I think the new Transit Custom and T7? Shared platform will do better for an EV camper.

The infrastructure for electric cars and the range is simply not there at the moment and will be many, many years before it's worth going down the electric route. By then, hydrogen vehicles will have taken over like what GCB is doing. Or, there will be a conversion kit for your current vehicle to have an electric system fitted. If you look on RU-vid now, there are companies taking VW Transported engines out and fitting electric systems to them so it's only a matter of time.

Weight does not effect the range.

256miles with no weight. Not going to work other than for those willing to use it for a long weekend close to an EV charger.

How you can think it looks impressive?? I think it looks very unattractive. They're obviously going to lose there domination of the Campervan market. As you kept saying. Day van. Its obviously in your interests to play it up. But I think it's absolutely useless for Campervan conversion. But e8more than that. The work van sales will dramatically drop. I'm certain that 8x4 size will be standard in many other manufactures

256 miles....? That's an oddly computer-y number.

No range. No room. No future as a camper I'm afraid to say.

200mm is nothing. even a shoe size can be covered.

good news if you think you can make it a camper van, fucking good news...

Put the panels back. This is not a camper van. 😂😂

Pseudo Eco-Crap for a gigantic price. Are we all crazy??? Traveling does not mean for mit 100 km.

Vw really has missed an opportunity with this van? Who in the trade is going buy an van you can't fit a sheet of ply in🤔 Over priced people carrier🙄

Hopeless

Great Video, but sadly T C Conversions have pipped you to the post ,they have already converted this van, quite well, lets see if Jerba can beat their Conversion, also you said the long wheel version is 200mm longer ,thats only 8inches , not worth bothering ! 2 foot longer sounds a lot better, Good Luck