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From: InsideEVs <newsl...@update.insideevs.com>
Date: Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 2:55 PM
Subject: Bye bye, Buzz.
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December 19, 2025 | Read Online

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You can’t deny that the retro-inspired Volkswagen ID. Buzz is one of the more charming EVs on sale today. But even all that 1960s flair couldn’t save it from the EV slowdown.

VW of America is pulling the plug on the electric minivan for the 2026 model year due to “market conditions.” It looks like it will be back for 2027, though, unlike some other recent casualties.

The worst part of it all: I didn’t even get to drive one yet! Let’s hope VW sees this and keeps some press cars around.

Here’s what else is happening:

On this week’s Plugged-In Podcast, we bring on Mack Hogan to discuss our favorite EVs of the year and Ford canceling the F-150 Lightning.
We crown our Technology of the Year: BYD’s Flash Charging.
The 2026 Kia EV4 is an electric hatchback that gets a lot right.

—Tim Levin, Senior Editor

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz Won't Get A 2026 Model

The retro electric van had been in the works for years. Now it's taking a break after one model year.

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