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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by BayeauxLex


First time seeing one..
Buzz Kill?


​​​​Friend with etron thought it was cute

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they are kinda cool. Saw a blue Buzz the other day.

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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 11:50 AM
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Local dealer removed the ID.Buzz from their showcase location.
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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 02:09 PM
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There’s 2-3 of them sitting outside at local VW lot. I think electric minivans are a good thing. Give them 7-8 seats and minimum 300 mile range and I would think they would sell. for the right price of course.
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Old Dec 28, 2025 | 04:58 PM
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I love the concept of the Buzz and will definitely have a van in the family until the kids go to college. That said, horrible execution
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Old Dec 29, 2025 | 09:55 AM
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Old Dec 29, 2025 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Allen K
I love the concept of the Buzz and will definitely have a van in the family until the kids go to college. That said, horrible execution
what could VW do to make it possibly work?
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Old Dec 29, 2025 | 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Toys4RJill
what could VW do to make it possibly work?
lower price and increase range. Or maintain price and greatly increase range.

EV range anxiety is generally massively overblown, but this one unfortunately reinforces the range anxiety stereotype for anything other than mostly local urban driving.

And it’s a shame, as it is otherwise a tremendous family car.
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Old Dec 29, 2025 | 07:46 PM
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VWs EV software is horrible that turned people off. Bad range didn't help. They had such a great opportunity to make the "next minivan' and blew it. To be fair no one else has made a modern Microbus style van either. I love these so much, a friend recently bought one retrofitted with a Nissan V6.


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Originally Posted by swajames
lower price and increase range. Or maintain price and greatly increase range.

EV range anxiety is generally massively overblown, but this one unfortunately reinforces the range anxiety stereotype for anything other than mostly local urban driving.

And it’s a shame, as it is otherwise a tremendous family car.
it needs to be a lot more efficient. In the end, big battery helps for first 300 miles, after that it is all about efficiency and charging performance.

Having to stop every 150 miles would be tiring on very long trips.
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Old Dec 31, 2025 | 02:17 PM
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Lucid Faces New Wave of Gravity Complaints Despite Software Updates


https://eletric-vehicles.com/lucid/l...tware-updates/

Don't know how they are still throwing money at this company
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Investors are not throwing money at the company stock is down 90% all time. I guess they might get bought out for their hardware tech, no one will want their software.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Investors are not throwing money at the company stock is down 90% all time. I guess they might get bought out for their hardware tech, no one will want their software.
I'm talking about it's sugar daddies keeping it afloat.

Talk about a pricey car you would never want to take on a trip
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Saudis need good PR and Lucid is a part of that
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Originally Posted by Allen K
Saudis need good PR and Lucid is a part of that
That article wasn't very good PR
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Originally Posted by AMIRZA786
I'm talking about it's sugar daddies keeping it afloat.
I know and it's baffling as to why, I find it hard to believe the only reason is PR (does anyone actually care?). The real story is why Lucid loses so much money.
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