US-spec 2024 VW ID.Buzz debuts June 2 with standard third row

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The long wait for Volkswagen Buzz ID to get to the US is almost complete. VW announced Thursday that the local debut of its electric pickup truck is scheduled for June 2.

VW partnered with an organization called the National Day Calendar to make June 2 official day for the Microbus, so the debut is fitting as the ID.Buzz is the spiritual successor to the pickup truck icon.

The debut will take place in Huntington Beach, California, and VW wants fans to attend. The automaker is hosting live entertainment as well as a Cars & Coffee-style gathering for bus owners.

A showroom appearance for the ID.Buzz won’t happen until 2024, VW has confirmed. The automaker also confirmed that the US will receive as standard a long wheelbase version with three rows of seats. The standard-wheelbase version has been on sale elsewhere since 2022, in commercial two-row and stripped-down configurations. Also in the works is a Californian camper versionwhich may appear in the upcoming debut in California.

Volkswagen ID.Buzz (European specification)

Volkswagen ID.Buzz (European specification)

Volkswagen ID.Buzz (European specification)

The standard-wheelbase ID.Buzz measures just 185.5 inches long, or about 1.5 inches shorter than Tesla’s Model Y compact crossover. The long-wheelbase version should add about 10 inches between the wheels.

The basis of ID.Buzz is the MEB platform of the Volkswagen Group designed for conventional electric vehicles. It’s also found in the VW ID.4 already in US showrooms. While the ID.Buzz’s largest battery today is an 82 kWh unit, the long-wheelbase bodywork can accommodate a larger battery. VW has previously hinted at a 111 kWh battery, which would be big enough to offer a range close to 300 miles on a single charge.

Production of the ID.Buzz is handled exclusively at the VW plant in Hannover, Germany. This is the same plant where VW builds its line of T-series trucks that are sold abroad. The T series is actually the direct successor to the original Microbus and entered its seventh generation in 2021. There have been reports that VW is considering adding the output of ID.Buzz in the US The automaker already builds the ID.4 at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant.