The local Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles business had been keen to secure the vehicles for some time, initially hatching a plan to straight-up buy a pair from the UK before being offered two evaluation vehicles by head office. Today’s long-anticipated news is joined by confirmation that the local ID range will properly fire up in 2024, with the ID.4 and ID.5 medium SUVs and the facelifted ID.3 electric small car all due here next year.

The ID.Buzz range is underpinned by Volkswagen’s dedicated MEB electric platform, hosting a 77kWh battery pack with driving ranges of 423 kilometres (WLTP) for the people-mover and 425km (WLTP) for the cargo. The ID.Buzz’s vehicle-to-load capacity is currently capped at a 300W three-pin socket, but demand for greater on-board outputs is under evaluation for the Australian market.

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