VW ID.BUZZ RANGE TEST AND FAST CHARGING TEST

I will first test the range at higher average highway speeds. I want to know what the minimum range of this car could be. At the beginning of this part of the test, the battery is at 95%. I base my estimated range on average consumption and net battery capacity. I did the test in March and it was between 4.5 and 8 degrees.

For the first part of the test, I drove from Brussels towards Namur for a total ride of 69 km. The battery dropped to 74% and the estimated range based on 24.8 kWh consumption was 310 km. I left the highway to do some sporty driving on country roads. Then the battery had dropped to 67% and the estimated range increased slightly to 324 km.

Now it’s time to drive all the way back to Brussels on the highway. Let’s take a look at my results. I drained the battery to 47% during a drive totaling 152 km and the consumption increased slightly again during this drive. The highway range ended up at 316 km based on an average consumption of 24.4 kWh.

Now let’s test the range at lower speeds in the city. I want to know what the maximum range of this car could be. At the beginning of this part of the test, the battery is at 42%. The temperature was between 4 and 4.5 degrees. I did a test drive of 54 km, first in Brussels. Then I left the city and drove on small town roads. It was in an urban area, sometimes a little more rural, but with plenty of opportunities for continuous driving, usually between 50-70 km/h. We did this test at night. Discover the night driving experience with the VW ID.BUZZ.

Let’s take a look at my results. After a test drive totaling 54 km, I drained the battery to 28%. The average consumption ended up at 18.3 kWh and the estimated range is 421 km.

Now let’s do a charging test at a fast charger. The VW ID.BUZZ is equipped with a combined charging system. With this system, the VW ID.BUZZ can be charged with either AC or DC. For this test, I am going to charge the car at a DC Fast Charger. The VW ID.BUZZ can fast charge at up to 170 kW. VW says it takes 30 minutes to charge from 5% to 80% at 170kW.

At the beginning of the test, the battery is down to 25%. It’s 4 degrees outside. The car indicated that it would take about 1h10 minutes to fully charge the battery. I’m going to do a 30-minute charging test. After 10 minutes, I was charging at a rate of 85 kW. The battery increased to 42% and we gained about 77km on the range indicator. After 20 minutes, I noticed that we were charging at a rate of 70 Kw. I gained another 71 km of range and the battery is now at 58%. After 30 minutes, the battery is at 73%. The charging speed is still at 74 kw. So we went from 25% to 73% in 30 minutes, and we gained 209 km of range.

I haven’t done an AC charging test with this car, but let’s look at some theoretical information. The charging speed of the on-board charger is 11 kw. AC charging time from 0% to 100% is 7.5 hours at 11 kW.

As a conclusion, I can say that the range of the VW ID.BUZZ is somewhere between 316 km and 421 km, based on similar driving conditions and measured at fairly low temperatures between 4 and 8 degrees. I suspect that at much higher temperatures you will probably get more range.

Are you curious about the range of comparable cars. Then read our range test with the Mercedes EQV .