Why the ID BUZZ CAMPERVAN is failing
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Are the electric car haters right? Is the ID.Buzz a terrible base van for a camper conversion? Is it just too small? Is the Payload impossible?
Join us this week when Steve visits Jon at Knights Custom Conversions to see if he believes he can convert our ID.Buzz whilst keeping it underweight.
We also pop along to see Doug and Alex at the Compact Camper Company to see how they convert such tiny campers, and we finish off by visiting Richter in Milton Keynes to see what they do and if they have anything to make our ID.Buzz special.
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Hmmm - for me personally, I wouldn't waste my money on an electric van or the ID Buzz. There are far better vans out there. They may be 'green' but the initial battery manufacturing has a much higher carbon footprint. Even without that, the cramped space would drive me nuts in no time at all. I don't see the point of such a small space. Forever shuffling stuff about and moving one thing to try and use something else (trust me on this - I have a tiny kitchen in my house - 7' x 6' with 3.5 usable cupboards and 2 drawers - so I know about small and I also know I would never cope in that van. It would be like being caged in especially if the weather were bad and I don't even want to think about the pull out toilet! You two are used to your massive motorhome with all it's bells and whistles. The Rolling Rucks did a gas free van and sold it as it was too small and that was a diesel vehicle so having to find charging points and waiting for it to charge when trying to enjoy a break away is crazy. Then there's the payload. After the conversion, plus the two of you and the gear you'll be taking - it's going to be very interesting to see how long it lasts but good luck!
Do more research
@@rogerstarkey5390 Provide more info. Alternatives ?
@@stuarthall2523wrong
Total lifecycle emissions of an EV are always lower. Therefore chosing an EV over an internal combustion engine car always makes sense.
We encourage discussion, but won’t tolerate abuse so I’m afraid we have been forced to block @stuarthall2523
Did I hear right? Bed 1050mm wide? Thats about 3ft 4 inch? Hardly a single let alone double.
Saw one of these on the road the other day and there's no way I'd be camping in that!
I appreciate why you're trying to do this and glad you've got the funding to waste but for the money there are much better options.
Australian electronics engineer’s wife here so we are definitely not EV haters but we are EV realists … which is why my husband refuses to purchase one because simply we can’t afford it. Not to mention the other issues here in Australia which makes EVs impractical such as lack of range, lack of infrastructure and the lack of safety. It’s not hate it’s education.
I think you have put it very well. I feel if you live, work and buy locally and have a front garden to put it and charge it, they are excellent. And of course the cost. I enquired when I changed my car. I could not justif the cost for a vehicle which gets little use. Our main vehicle as retired people is our motorhome.
A no from me the range would end to be at least double to even consider it. Not going to sit at side of road for whatever time to recharge. Used to doing 600k to 800k in a day on long trips. Australia has big mileages between capital cities & most of us do it in a single day. We used to leave home at 3am to get to Brisbane in 1 day nearly 1200klms. Did it every year for dog shows.
Sooner the better but in the meanwhile the Governments of many countries are being very misleading to the general public about the real costs and capabilities of environmentally friendly energy. The sad reality is the only energy source that is truly sustainable at this point in time for our current energy needs and the most affordable in terms of money is nuclear power as much as we all hate to even contemplate it.
@@mrscuteas It's not even environmentally friendly, the battery takes a lot of energy and pollution to make and to save up the money to buy, the tyres wear quickly and are expensive, and if/when it bursts into flames it's no longer a 'zero emission vehicle', it's a very very dangerous dioxin and hydrofluoric acid spewing hazard.
@@G-ra-ha-mHmmmm sounds like old junk you are spewing out.
When a small van converter says gee that’s tight on an id Buzz conversion and people are shelving conversions in the build industry think I would be worried see size does matter 😂
It’s an interesting project and looking forward to see how it transforms - great when things aren’t so straightforward as that’s when innovation is best.
All the best, David & Rachel. 👍
Steve I really enjoy your videos and it’s interesting to see the challenges of going with an electric option. Reading some of the comments I thought I would include something from the London Transport Museum website about horses and electric trams.
‘In 1900, almost every vehicle on London’s streets was horse-drawn. More than 300,000 horses were needed to keep the city on the move, hauling everything from private carriages and cabs to buses, trams and delivery vans.
Early mechanical vehicles were unreliable and short-lived. Electric tramways had been running in a number of American and European cities since the 1880s, but London did not have an electric tram line until 1901 when the first service opened between Shepherds Bush and Kew.
By 1914, trams were running throughout London, carrying 800 million passengers annually. While horses continued to be used for most deliveries, horse buses and horse trams had disappeared in London, and motor taxis heavily outnumbered horse-drawn cabs. ‘
Very interesting its amazing what you can convert can't wait for the update 🚗😀
It’s just content for TH-cam. The van will be a tax right off for their company and they will get sponsorships and discounts for highlighting companies who work with them. It’s not about having a usable van at the end of it.
I’m here for it though gives us something to watch. I like knights custom conversions as well so will be interesting to see what they can do with such a small vehicle. When fully loaded the range will be terrible, they will spend most of their time camping at electric charge points 😂 (that are out of order!)
Interesting as I hadn't really thought about the weight issue. My luton van had a lot more wiggle room than my old panel van as the whole of my living area has fibreglass & plastic sandwich walls.
wow....interesting project and looking forward to see how it transforms.
Look forward to seeing how it comes along 👌
What are those existing bulky black plastic panels in the rear designed to achieve? they appear to just take up a lot of space, the shelf like mouldings seem to have no practical applications, I’d have thought for most van owners they’d prefer as much space as possible with any panelling as flush to the bulkhead as possible.
Good luck with the conversion.
Just changed my main car from a Hybrid to a BEV, gone for an Audi Q4, really happy so far. Always had a bit of range anxiety before kids were at uni before and wouldn't have made the return trip without a zap and go somewhere. Analysed car usage for the last 12 months and would have only needed to charge away from home once made it a no brainer.
When you do the sums and see how often most people would need to even charge it’s an eye opener. I have a plug in hybrid with 25 mile range. 95% of the time I drive on pure electric. If I had a 200 mile range car I’d need to charge it fully once a week. So whilst at the supermarket maybe if I couldn’t do at home. For those lucky enough to charge at home then the car would probably have more range on average every day than an ice car. I don’t fill up the petrol tank everyday.
Fantastic to catch up with you as always, what a treat coming to Thursday lunch club. Thank you for sharing our little start up business. We are really excited to see what you do with the ID Buzz. Ignore the haters, people tell us all the time we can’t possibly make such small cars into campers even though we lived in one for 9 months comfortably!
You two are ace!! Thank you for being so lovely!
🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ this is the guys I will have to do mine when we get it his work is fantastic!!!!
🤣🤦♂️ and you was so close to me again 🤣
I have a Ford Grand Tourneo , got a Redcoat microcamper setup put in , not much room but enough for me and my dog :)
Great video, very informative, thanks. 😘💚
I use one as a van for work by far the best van I have ever driven and I have owned and drive a lot of vans.
Wouldn’t go back now. Wouldn’t use one as a camper as to small for me but electric all the way for me.
Great!
I would like to know the range of the ID Buzz when using lights , window wipers and heater?
Lovely people are doug and alex. Met them at quirky. It was seing them last year that inspired us to try car camping and weve had a great time. We're actually waiting for a caddy maxi life atm and will be getting a bootjump for it. Will be amazing to have that bit of extra space and still have a 7 seater for when we need it
You guys should go for doppelback as it extends the rear
Space isn't a problem as long as it works for you, there's plenty of people out there using Caddy Maxi's as campers - it's your holiday, have it your way. Please don't take it as EV hate, just want to get people's thoughts on both sides.... We have a campsite in the family and the big concern for us is EV charging on site. Cost (we wouldn't fill up someone's diesel tank when they stay with us, should we charge someone's EV?), fire risk, whether our incoming supply is up to it, and (not meaning yourselves), questionable electrical safety in some people's conversions.
Whats the thoughts of VW putting a pop-top on with a double side door and how much steel do you have to add to keep the integrity of the van, one side door no problem but with two that seems in theory to weaken the structure badly .
I read on some motoring magazine blog that even VW themselves i having problems in conversations with the buzz I think the weight is the problem so much so they delayed there own campervan .
Just a quick question if you don’t mind how are you going to keep it warm are you going to fit a diesel heater or a gas heater? We have a vw autosleeper and that has a gas heater to keep us warm in the colder months thanks
Nice big electric battery is a clue
it's interesting that you mention Jerba, I saw their first video but then they never posted a follow up. I wondered what was going on
Brilliant video tonight thanks for sharing 🎉
Very interested in this build
What a fantastic place Knights looks,looking forward to seeing what clever ideas they come up with.We've got a Clayton to go in our sprinter build,reassuring to hear a builder uses them in all of theirs.
This is really interesting, there was a lovely black and gold one in bus fest this year, the only thing putting me off converting your van is the rear doors and twin sliders, doesn’t this add weight?
I believe that was Transporter HQ’s one. They all have twin doors, so no choice there, and the rear doors are plastic, so I guess they’re lighter than the metal alternative. They really should have plated it at a higher weight than 3000kg but we’ll get it converted within the weight limit
THQ have a lovely one it’s yellow, the black and gold was like a modern John player special… they look to be bigger than the caddy, and the battery range seems really good, you can get a canopy for the t6 rear doors to give cover for a slide pod, variation on a theme 👍
The big problem for most currently is the extra cost of EVs, which from reading some fund analysts reports is expected to start falling in the next couple of years and see EVs cheaper than ICE vehicles sometime between 2025 and 2030.
Until then even with an income above the average, I will wait.
Would love to know what range it has , when fully laden for a road trip with passengers?
You can be sure we will let you know! Make sure you’re subscribed as this is the kind of information we’ll be feeding back.
My mum and dad for their honeymoon travelled Europe through Andorra in Singer Estate car in 1968/69.
I'm not a vanlifer... but I do travel a lot. Love the insight you guys give and your channel is just so fun to watch. Good job as always. -SoCal USA
Thank you x
Couple o imes I’ve forgotten to charge my van over night so I charge early in morning & total lost 2 hrs
Back to diesel lost 15 minutes 🎉
Hi steve try laser web for camper van woods lightest grade plys you can get 1 sheet = 9kg for an 8x4
Ah we love Doug and Alex, and of course Sheila. Definitely shows what is possible.
The ID Buzz is a reverse tardis; large on the outside, surprisingly small inside. Lovely to look at, but not practical. Better off with a transit custom minimum
when i was a converter and cut the roofs out of t5's for pop tops... if you stand up in the back of the van and rock the van side to side you can see the whole van twist. thats before the strengthening frame goes in. i think you may be poking an angry bear there. if you cut the roof out you are going to add god knows how many kilos in frame and pop top. not a problem on a diesel t5 but this one may just come back to bite you. i know you will look well into it and the pros are on the job!!!! so i will watch
Volkswagen made some incomprehensible mistakes with this car. Not allowing for the back seat to be removed easily. No possibility of opening the rear windows is just daft. No camping mode or fans being too noisy for winter camping.
Are the conversations with coming back over winter period please
My 250bhp V6 4x4 van will do about 600 miles between charges. It takes about 90 seconds to fully charge for the next 600 mile. Fortunately the chargers are available all over the UK and Europe.
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Actually charging infrastructure is great in mainland Europe.
@@Simon-dm8zv You obviously don't drive an electric car in the Alps.
We go mountain biking every year in the alps and one of our group had to give up taking his electric Jag as there just wasn't enough places to charge conveniently without the charging of the vehicle becoming one of the main obstacles of carefree holiday as we do alot of driving to remote locations to ride.
He now takes the diesel family wagon as he was fed up with being the Primadonna of the group and always demanding we needed to go where he could charge.
@@IronMountainx Hard to imagine honestly. Chargers are literally everywhere. Which country?
Is that front a two or a three seater it looks really narrow
It’s a 3 seater
Range anxiety Can you get tablets for this nowadays 😂
Not an EV hater at all, but surely the range is so limiting for a camper van? Couple this with a tiny bed and it’d be a no from me….however I can appreciate that you are wanting to do something new that hasn’t been done yet, so good luck & I’ll be following out of interest 👍🏻
You drive more than 300 km without stopping?
Really interesting vid John. I've had an an ID Buzz Cargo for 7 months and love it to bits,
but.... wow, that range has dropped from nearly 300 miles (I drive like my grandma) to around 220 miles in the November climate! Really disappointed.
What's it going to do when the cold weather hits. Pile in a load of furniture, and camping gear, and maybe a poptop, and 2 adults....
this ain't going to work is it?
i have the place for the toliet "The Bumper Dumper" 🤣
‘Geoff Buys Cars’ was talking about the buzz in todays vid
Bivvy loo you won’t look back and space saving is massive
Absolutely, we’ve already changed our minds since this video, and following lots of advice and comments, we now have a Bivvy Loo 👍
@@RoamingRadfordswe have a link to some good bags but also a way to remove smells when storing using bio degradable sous vide bags - it’s on our channel the video as not sure I can add a link here - trust me a game changer
Electric vans are the future, because they’re easier to drive, more fun, don’t pump fumes into your lungs (or the kids walking to school), are a moveable battery on wheels, can be powered for free or cheap! They’re a no brainer, looking forward to the ID Buzz conversion, ignore the haters remember people who loved horses and carts complained about petrol cars!
Thanks for your comment Will. We’ve seen the haters for over 8 years now and although I had argued with them for the first 4 or 5 years, I just can’t be bothered to argue with them anymore. Instead we’ll just try to educate them in our videos.
I get the EV but not the Buzz. The sales vids are getting a bit boring but then I’m not into motor homes that much. You as a family great to watch….
Another great video has always Steve Lindsay Eddie Harry and George 👍
0:33. No, not 77kW, 77kW-hours. Power and energy are not the same thing, in the same way that distance and speed are not the same thing.
An expensive toy for people with cash to throw away ..im 65 and what that vehicle costs with the conversion would fund all my motorhome travels for the rest of my days on this planet
It is not about haters, it is about having a practical vehicle that can do the job at an affordable price. At the moment in most cases EV's just do not cut it.
I would love to see you take the I.D. BUZZ to Morocco on a like for like basis with your last trip. And just because some one does not agree with you we are not all haters. One could say the EV brigade are all Geeky types with their watt hours per mile etc.
Looking at this small vehicle that was converted. Ok when you are young fine. But, add a few years and things don't bend so well you need more space. When I was their age I did it all in a lorry cab. Not a lot of space there. The other thing is when you are younger you don't always have the money. So enjoy these small vehicles when young but enjoy the luxury of a bigger vehicle as the years add. As for electric. My monies on hydrogen.
Spot on my thoughts exactly 😊
Can I chuck in my opinion!! No criticism on what YOU choose to do it’s your dollar and family’s adventures that matters. It would be interesting to know what is the anticipated mileage when fully converted. Love the videos BTW Steve.
200 miles, as I mentioned in the video
Electric Motorhome for Europe.....good luck lol. Enjoy your videos as always. Around town EV, Roadtrip diesel for now 😳
I don’t hate electric cars but I wouldn’t buy one yet. Main reason being I have no where to charge at home but I’m also not convinced they are ready yet. But I’m not an early adopter of anything. I think anyone who does go for one should be commended though. More petrol for me and it all helps. My car does 20 mpg!
I’m glad people are pioneering stuff because when I am ready to switch you will have helped to fix all the bugs and niggles. Plus it’s really interesting especially as it’s not my money!
I wonder how many other people are in the same boat no where to charge and in the countryside it’s the same village houses built in 1779 you can imagine the issues my solution is a hybrid love it and don’t have to waste time charging or looking for charger’s
Main problem for most people is affordability.
Think it through..... Properly.
1) Audit your mileage.
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2) Consider that for a large percentage of trips, you're simply "going somewhere" to "do something" and just as Steve did on this trip, spend several hours at that location.
That's where you charge.
It's going to be Ubiquitous.
If you're just going local (UK average is 8k(?) per year) that's ±150 miles per week, you'd be charging this every 10 days, 10% per day, or 1 hour on a 7 kW charger IF you use it that day.
In town, supermarket, anywhere else you go.
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Going a distance?
240 miles in the UK is 3.5 - 4 hrs, depending on route, time, and how many rush hours you hit.
Steve could drive from Milton Keynes to Sunderland, Plymouth, or Brussels(!)
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The flat "Won't work" opinion is no longer valid.
@rogerstarkey5390 I could but that's a lot of hassle. You know what's not a lot of hassle, 5 minutes at a petrol station once a week. When it's that convenient, I'll change
I sponsored Sheila on the back bumper Chris me and dottie my dog
Thanks for sponsoring us! It really helped us get through our charity rally!
Not an EV hater, they have a place alongside ICE vehicles . The wealth, needs, infrastructure and purpose are the deciding factors to what you choose. Not sure where converting an ID Buzz with limited payload fits in but it creates content at the very least.
They're as cheaper or very close to an *equivalent* ICE car now (not "Tesla vs Vauxhall Corsa")
Infrastructure is there.... And improving.
Purpose? If the vehicle can Outrange you, and recharge while you refresh sufficient to do it again, it's fit for purpose.
In the UK that's not a problem.
Payload? I believe is 4250kg on a standard licence, no problem.
@@rogerstarkey5390standard licence is 3500kg. C1 needed for anything over that .
I just question where we will be dumping all the electric batteries and why they keep bursting in to flames , weird how the fires are covered up by blaming diesel Range rovers usually which is ridiculous , ideal for 15 minute cities i guess and to keep tabs on you
Great videos Steve. Whats your take on synthetic fuel Motor Homes and are there any out there? Future video perhaps.
Synthetic fuels are very expensive to produce and as polluting as "normal" fuel.
@@rogerstarkey5390exactly
I just love the sound of and engine and the smell of petrol nothing like it!. But electric cars Tesla’s are very impressive
I totally agree with you on all comments!
Of course you can create a micro camper and a small camper out of most vehicles....But do you want to?, do you need to?, and is the Buzz the right vehicle?. If you need a small camper and think you would use it, then the Buzz is a very expensive way of doing it. To do it well, I would expect it to owe you near £80k on the road. That's a lot of money to not have much space, payload or range? If your doing it with content in mind (please don't take offence at that) then its a big investment. If you were to convert it, then having 2 single front seats on swivels would make the world of difference to the time spent camping. I haven't had any with the buzz, but have spoken to a few fellow converters who have been looking at doing something on them. Does anyone actually make a dedicated pop top for them yet, or are they making use of one from a similar sized van?
Be careful not to drill through the battery fixing things to the floor
That is going to look fantastic can’t wait to see the finished product can’t go wrong with electric good luck with the refurb excited
The EV idea was sound considering the global warming effect, but thank the almighty for the hydrogen ICE, I can't imagine driving down to Vienna which currently takes me c.17 hours, but in an EV take almost two days and reducing my stay by almost a week!! The Germans have the technology, let's follow them for once!! Nice video as always, it's always cool to see what you get up to next! 👍👍
Dead end
In reality they emit no less carbon dioxide (plant food) over their lifetime.
A small diesel car is amazingly efficient and can be run from biodiesel too.
@@G-ra-ha-myou are clueless
@@Simon-dm8zv Oh Simon, you poor boy.
@@G-ra-ha-m at least I am not spreading the most idiotic misinformation comment after comment
It's not going to work when you add that extra weight, not unless you don't care about hampering the range even more than it already is. Seriously, wait until the solid state batteries become available if you have to run an EV campervan, alternatively buy diesel which makes much more sense
I think it’s doable, just interested to see how usable it would be. Great project if it works.
John did a van for top man
I just wanted steve too sing into that shower head. Lol
I have a t6 lwb kombi , great van but buy a motorhome if thats your thing,
Vans are not big enough really , no escape from that.
We’ve already got a lovely 9m Swift Kon-tiki motorhome. This is to be used as a 2nd car and an occasional Campervan. It’s the perfect size for what we want it for.
Steves Sooty van, loving it! Lol
I don't hate electric cars. I hate the lack of infrastructure and charging points that makes them impractical for anything but short journeys from home. What about people who live in terraced houses? It's even harder for them.
Amazing the number of can't do won't comments. This is a real project that is a ground breaker... Thankfully some people like to push the boundaries. Not sit in their caves.
Would you do it with your money? Seriously? I have a Buzz, it wont work!
This is a great van. But this is not the sort of van that you buy. It is the sort of Van that you RENT to go for a trip.
Soz I too hate E.V.,s !
I’m sorry but EV is not for me, I’ve worked in car industry for 35 years,and we are very dubious and sales are dropping off and they are not practical for long distance and towing. I will give it another 10 years minimum
Who told you sales are dropping off?
Legacy manufacturer sale, maybe, but they are currently complaining they can't make a compelling vehicle at a competitive price.
The Tesla Model Y is the best selling car *on the planet*
That's "car" not "EV".
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"Don't believe what you read in the papers"
Lol for someone who worked in the car industry I expected something better…
Whats Cancelled ?
I explain at the beginning of the video, I believe it’s at around 50 seconds in
Why are you not asking your good friend Mr Rucks to build it?
Hey Steve..dont buy this small car..instead go on a trip to turkey in same rv that u took to morocco. That morocco series was a hit..now lets explore turkey through your lens🙂
We’re limited to school holiday. So we will do both!
Have you read up on the issues with the grid? It’s great if there’s a sprinkling of electric vehicles, but huge numbers? We don’t have the infrastructure in the grid.
We’ve seen the infrastructure grow with demand over the past 8 years that we’ve owned electric vehicles, and we will just see the infrastructure continue to grow to cope with demand.
AH! A Daily Mail reader!?
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The "UK grid problem" stories generally grew from a 2017(?) report by the then Head of Future Projects for the National Grid, Graeme Cooper, who stated that the UK grid was (even then) in great shape to handle current load and would have plenty of capacity as it grew within expected parameters (with, or without EVs') It was (is) simply a case of planning and shifting resources from *refining fossil fuel* to charging and storage.
Being extremely professional, he (or course) outlined a worst case scenario where IF proper investment was not forthcoming there MIGHT be an issue in about 2045....
But that would be the same with or without EVs.
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Of course, the Daily Fail cherry picked that section, deselected the "in any case" comments and ran headlines of "EVs WILL kill the UK grid".
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Mr Cooper was suitably "annoyed" and published an immediate and scathing wtitten denial/ correction, demanding a retraction..... Which of course the Failing Rag ignored.
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Hence, we've had the myth perpetuated by them, and their formally faithful (but thankfully dwindling) audience for the last 6 years.
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Sad.
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I'll say again....
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As Mr Cooper wrote, simply transferring grid load from Oil refineries, to (growing) storage, together with planned expansion (already expected) is more than sufficient to sustain a healthy, robust Grid.
Roger we would just like to thank you for your recent comments in defence of electric vehicles.
We’ve been dealing with the haters for over 8 years now and although we spent the first 4 or 5 years defending electric vehicles with the haters, I’m just tired of arguing with them now, especially in the comments, but instead will continue to try to educate them through our videos.
Please feel free to continue educating them with the facts in the comments of our videos.
🇬🇧🦋buzz is going to be small but mighty , great ideas 🚐
I didn't get why the ID campervan is failing... ?
I mentioned it at 50 seconds into the video
I don't think people hate the idea of electric cars. Just the fact that there is little quality infrastructure in place. They cost a fortune for the average person compared to a decent petrol/diesel. Also most take forever to charge compared to a petrol/diesel.
Why does your thumbnail say cancelled?
I explain this in the first minute of the video, I believe at around 50 seconds in
EVs have not been around for a few years, they appeared in the mid 1800s.
The primary problem I see is the modern EV is very inefficient. Fat tyres, big heavy things.
Add in a fixed battery and it's not going to last as long as the 1800s ones did, they had efficiency and replaceable batteries.
In fact EVs are very efficient, far better than these from the 1800’s.
@@Simon-dm8zv LOL.
@@G-ra-ha-m Yes, reality can be funny sometimes
Tow it with your kontiki as an extra garage. Best use of the space..otherwise sorry to say you have too much cash to burn, your even looking at a new van probably a better spend. No disrespect meant but theres no positives small and electric. Take care
Michael, as we have stated several times now, this is mainly to be used as a 2nd car. We will also enjoy using it as a small Campervan from time to time when it’s 1 of us or just Lynds and I, and when we don’t want to take a 9m motorhome with us.
We also don’t have any plans to change our current motorhome as we have made that perfect for us, Lynds was simply window shopping looking at alternative layouts for the future.
There are many positives with small and electric and we plan to show you this in future videos.
If I was you Steve sell it before you spend anymore money on it
You don’t need it as you have a great motor home anyway
200 mile range in a camper with out the extra weight
It Will go down lower with weight
Don’t plan on going to Cornwall or Scotland you will be stopping more than your moving to keep the charge up
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lyndsey has replaced her tesla car for the buzz
Don’t think he will be able to sell it without making a huge loss the vw dealer near me has the quite e few buzz for sale all at a reduced price
You guys make me laugh about electric car haters. Most people who don't buy into electric cars. Like all electric cars they are not time economical and when you have to charge from stations the cost is not as cheap as you think. If you add the campervan conversion weight to the van you won't get anywhere near 200 miles per charge. Now you know why basically conversion companies are pulling out of electric vehicle conversions.
Very sensible words...EV are just not good enough. It's ok for rich to virtual sign but not practical for the majority 😊
@@epcode5121virtual sign?
Did you get your thumbnails muddled up?
I discuss the fact that most converters have cancelled their ID Buzz Campervan projects due to weight in the first minute of the video. What do you mean muddled up?
The fact that the thumbnail had your profile in it implied to me that it was you that had cancelled.
You’ll find that all of our thumbnails have at least one of us in as that’s what works best
I am one of the people out here that can't afford an electric vehicle nor do I have anywhere off road to store or charge one. The other main problem I have now with EV's is that the main vehicle manufacturers are stating that electric vehicles aren't selling in the numbers they thought they would and as such, companies like VW, GM, Ford etc are haemorraging money at a rate they never thought possible. This in turn has forced them to reduce their production and sack workers in a bid to recoup their losses.
It sounds like they are going to continue with ICE/battery hybrids and only build select EV's, so I wouldn't hold your breath on the ID Buzz continuing for too much longer or it recieving updates.
You know why they're not selling?
They started late.
They don't have the expertise,
Their vehicles aren't good enough.
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Now look at the inventory for their ICE vehicles.
They're not selling either.
I think I may have missed a video or two. Why are we watching a conversion in a small van? You're not selling the motorhome, are you?
Yes you’ve clearly missed some videos. Maybe start catching up here…
OUR NEW ID BUZZ CAMPERVAN PROJECT
th-cam.com/video/-AlTDWjpZUo/w-d-xo.html
@@RoamingRadfords Yes, I did watch that one but it doesn't explain why you're converting it to a campervan. What are your plans with it, as you already own a motorhome?
It’s just as a car for Lynds and a 2nd camper van when needed for just Lynds and I. Maybe watch this video on our Steve & Lynds channel where Lynds had to borrow a campervan th-cam.com/video/0VANSyndNes/w-d-xo.htmlsi=2Fnnvo98bDJ2LN8P
And another one to watch on our Steve & Lynds channel would be this one where we explain at the beginning it’s a car for Lynds, we aren’t getting rid of our large motorhome th-cam.com/video/Q0TuKTuDZ3E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=EQ0uU5yY6INEYnIw
Mmm... digging massive holes in the ground for rare earth elements then burning gas to generate electricity to charge EVs doesn't make sense to me 😢
Name a rare earth element that's in an EV.
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Let me guess.
You'll say...
Lithium .. Not rare
Cobalt..... No
Nickel... No
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🤔
Platinum?
That's rare!
It's in Catalytic Converters.
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(But not in EVs)
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Research before comment is a good idea.
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Oh
"Burning gas to generate electricity to .... Refine Oil, which is then burned ... Is a "Good Idea"?
As far as Evs go there are a big no for me as I’ve to travel 250 miles to visit family, w3 go on a Friday night after work range and obviously cost is prohibitive for us, not to mention lack of charging infrastructure. As far as I see if you stay in a rural area they are a total waste of time ,but if you’re running about cities they might work for some people.
I was interested in listening to what you had to say...until you prefaced my whole internal dialogue with the assertion that if I had the audacity to disagree with you I must be a "hater"
I noticed this tactic with another pro EV channel.....asking for a period of quiet reflection I suppose would be a waste of time
So, why is it failing?
Watch the video, I explain at around 50 seconds into it
I'm an EV owner, but the problem with the ID buzz is it's not a van. It won the car of the year award
Seems a lot of money and a lot of faff for what is a small camper,
Realistically the interior is too small