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Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo gets a longer variant for about ,000

Volkswagen ID. Buzz Cargo gets a longer variant for about $60,000

Published by Miika Tikkanen

Volkswagen launched the new ID. Buzz Cargo with a longer wheelbase, offering more space and updated software. Prices start at about $60,000, but a cheaper version will go on sale soon. Volkswagen adds the longer ID. Buzz Cargo LWB After Kia introduced the PV7, Volkswagen wasted no time adding a longer version of its electric work van. While the standard ID. Buzz is for personal, everyday use, the Cargo version is designed for business. It’s similar to the Kia PV5 Passenger and Cargo models. Volkswagen launched the new ID. Buzz with long wheelbase (LWB) on Wednesday, adding a bigger, more spacious option to the lineup. The LWB version measures 4,962 mm in length with a 3,239 mm wheelbase that extends the interior length by 250 from the standard ID. Buzz. The extended length adds an additional 0.5 m3 of storage space in the load compartment. To make loading and unloading easier, the longer ID. Buzz has a wood floor and a second sliding door as standard. The door is also 19 cm wider, so a …

JackRabbit just unveiled the smallest heavy-hauling cargo e-bike

JackRabbit just unveiled the smallest heavy-hauling cargo e-bike

Published by Miika Tikkanen

JackRabbit has made a name for itself by doing things differently in the e-bike world, and now the company is taking that same unconventional approach into cargo territory. This week, the San Diego-based micromobility brand unveiled the new MG Cargo, an ultra-lightweight cargo e-bike that aims to deliver serious hauling capability without the size and weight penalty that typically comes with the category. At just 55 lb (25 kg), the JackRabbit MG Cargo is dramatically lighter than most cargo e-bikes, which often tip the scales at 80–100 lb (36-45 kg) or more. Yet despite its compact build, the company claims a total payload capacity of up to 500 lb (225 kg), meaning the bike can carry nearly ten times its own weight.  That’s a striking figure, and it highlights what JackRabbit is trying to accomplish here: redefining what a cargo e-bike looks like. Instead of the longtail or front-loader designs that dominate the segment, the MG Cargo sticks closer to the brand’s signature compact, almost BMX-inspired form factor. The result is a bike that promises …