VW’s Electric Hippy Microbus Struggles In America Don’t Signal EV Collapse

CleanTechnica
By Michael BarnardJul 13, 2025, 9:52 pm294 ptsTop
The Wall Street Journal recently described Volkswagen’s much-anticipated electric ID.Buzz as a commercial flop in the U.S. market. In isolation, such headlines contribute to US narratives that the electric vehicle transition itself is losing steam. My recent time in Europe, which included time in an ID.Buzz…

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