Volkswagen e-Caravelle vs Volkswagen ID. Buzz
· Real-world figures, not WLTP
Volkswagen e-Caravelle
e-Caravelle L1 100 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£56,489 · 174 mi
Wins 3 of 13
Volkswagen ID. Buzz
ID. Buzz NWB Pro (MY27)£59,405 · 227 mi
Wins 10 of 13
Our verdict
The Volkswagen e-Caravelle and Volkswagen ID. Buzz are both electric van-based people carriers in the van-based people carrier class. The Volkswagen e-Caravelle starts at £56,489 in the UK and the Volkswagen ID. Buzz at £59,405, comparing the cheapest version of each.
The e-Caravelle is £2,916 cheaper to buy new (£56,489 against £59,405).
The ID. Buzz goes further, with about 227 miles of real-world range against 174 for the e-Caravelle. On top of that, it charges faster on a rapid charger (115 kW against 105 kW on average, 10–80%), uses less energy (2.9 mi/kWh against 2.5 mi/kWh) and is quicker, doing 0–62 mph in 7.3 s against 12.4 s.
There's little between them on warranty length (3 years).
Choose the Volkswagen e-Caravelle if you want the lower price and the Volkswagen ID. Buzz if you want the longest range and quicker charging stops.
Written from the figures below, comparing the cheapest UK version of each. Other versions can differ: open them in Compare to swap versions.
Price
- Price new
- £56,489 (best)on sale now
- £59,405on sale now
- Used from (estimated)
- –too new
- –too new
- Price per mile of range
- £325
- £262 (best)
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 174 mi280 km, estimate
- 227 mi (best)365 km, estimate
- Range today, used (estimated)
- –
- –
- Efficiency
- 2.5 mi/kWh253 Wh/km, estimate
- 2.9 mi/kWh (best)216 Wh/km, estimate
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 175 mi282 km
- 244 mi (best)393 km
Charging
- Rapid charging
- 105 kW10–80% average
- 115 kW (best)10–80% average
- Home (AC) charging
- 11 kW
- 11 kW
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- Yes
- Yes
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- Yes (best)
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
- Yes (best)
Battery
- Usable battery
- 70.9 kWh
- 79 kWh (best)
- Battery chemistry
- NCM (nickel manganese cobalt)
- NCM (nickel manganese cobalt)
- Heat pump
- Yes
- Yes
Body and performance
- Body style
- Van-based people carrier
- Van-based people carrier
- Size class
- N · Van-based people carrier
- N · Van-based people carrier
- Seats
- 7
- 7
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph
- 12.4 s0–100 km/h
- 7.3 s (best)0–100 km/h
- Weight
- 2,401 kg
- 2,516 kg
Size
- Length
- –
- 4.71 m15 ft 6 in
- Width (without mirrors)
- –
- 1.99 m6 ft 6 in
- Width with mirrors
- –
- 2.21 m7 ft 3 in
- Height
- –
- 1.93 m6 ft 4 in
- Wheelbase
- 3.10 m10 ft 2 in
- 2.99 m9 ft 10 in
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 0 litres
- 1,121 litres (best)
- Towbar available
- Yes
- Yes
- Towing (braked)
- 2,000 kg (best)
- 1,200 kg
- Max payload
- 969 kg (best)people and luggage
- 559 kgpeople and luggage
- Euro NCAP rating
- –not tested yet
- 5 stars
Warranty (UK)
- Car warranty
- 3 years60,000 miles
- 3 years60,000 miles
- Battery warranty
- 8 years100,000 miles, 70% capacity
- 8 years100,000 miles, 70% capacity
- Passes to next owner
- Yes
- Yes
Availability
- Status
- On sale new
- On sale new
- Model years
- 2026 on
- 2026 on
Green marks the better figure in each row. Range is a real-world estimate, not WLTP. Used prices are estimates. Warranty terms are UK terms from each maker’s website.
Every version
Volkswagen e-Caravelle
- e-Caravelle L1 100 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£56,489 · 174 mi
- e-Caravelle L2 100 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£57,509 · 171 mi
- e-Caravelle L1 160 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£60,917 · 174 mi
- e-Caravelle L2 160 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£61,937 · 171 mi
- e-Caravelle L1 210 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£66,695 · 174 mi
- e-Caravelle L2 210 kW 71 kWh (MY26)£67,715 · 171 mi
Volkswagen ID. Buzz
- ID. Buzz NWB Pro (MY27)£59,405 · 227 mi
- ID. Buzz LWB Pro (MY27)£59,933 · 242 mi
- ID. Buzz NWB GTX (MY27)£68,891 · 224 mi
- ID. Buzz LWB GTX (MY27)£69,419 · 236 mi