The interior of the Volkswagen ID.Buzz is made of recycled and sustainable materials, which reduces carbon emissions by 32%. Volkswagen ID.Buzz will make its global debut on March 9.
Volkswagen has shared a glimpse of the interior of the ID.Buzz electric car that will make its global debut on March 9. Volkswagen has planned to offer two versions of this EV – a bus and a cargo van – inspired by the company’s popular Microbus. This new generation of electric Volkswagen Microbus has been completely revamped and redesigned with a spacious interior made of sustainable materials.
In both models, Volkswagen has replaced leather and animal-derived materials with sustainable materials that will give occupants the same properties and feel as: The steering wheel rim is made of polyurethane but has the same high quality look as leather and comes with a similar feel. Seat covers, floor coverings and headers in ID. The Buzz model is made up of recycled materials – materials made from recycled products. A fabric called Seaqual yarn has been used with threads consisting of 10% marine plastic and about 90% recycled PET bottles. Volkswagen says this results in a 32% reduction in carbon emissions compared to similar products.
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The automaker says it doesn’t matter whether customers choose a bus or a cargo variant as both models are space efficient as it is based on the space-saving MEB concept. ID five seats. Buzz will give users space for 1,121 liters of luggage even with all passengers on board while ID’s maximum storage capacity. Buzz Cargo, with a partition behind the first row of seats, offers more than 3.9 square meters of space.
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Volkswagen considers the ID.Buzz EV as an extension of its ID family. The company aims to reduce Europe’s carbon emissions by 40% per vehicle by 2030 and become a carbon-free carmaker by 2050.
Date of first publication: March 8, 2022, 12:17 PM IST
