EV & Hybrid Era
Models from the ev & hybrid era. Choose one to read its full history, generation by generation.
Models
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Alpine A290
Alpine's first production EV — a high-performance electric hot hatch on the Renault CMF-B EV platform.
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Ariel HIPERCAR
Ariel's 1,180-bhp four-motor electric hypercar with an optional Cosworth gas-turbine range extender — the brand's most ambitious vehicle, pricing around £1 million.
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Ashok Leyland Circuit
India's first indigenously produced all-electric bus (2016) — a 31-seat, 120 km-range miniature built on the Jan Bus Midi platform, launched under the Make in India initiative.
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Audi e-tron / Q8 e-tron
Audi's first mass-production EV (2019) — a full-size electric SUV launched as 'e-tron', renamed Q8 e-tron, produced to 2025.
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Audi e-tron GT
Audi's electric four-door performance grand tourer — a stunning fastback on the Porsche Taycan platform, launched in 2021.
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Baojun E100
Baojun's first battery-electric car — a two-seat urban microcar with a 96-mile range, launched in 2017.
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Baojun E200
The E100's two-seat successor — a slightly larger electric microcar with up to 270 km (167 miles) of NEDC range.
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Baojun KiWi EV
Baojun's styled city EV — a four-seat, two-door hatchback that evolved from the E300 with stronger design identity.
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Baojun Yep
Baojun's quirky mini EV SUV — a distinctive two-door urban crossover that launches the brand's current all-electric era.
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BMW i3
BMW's pioneering carbon-fiber electric city car, with an optional range-extender engine.
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BMW i8
A futuristic plug-in-hybrid sports car with a carbon-fiber body and scissor doors.
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BMW i4
An all-electric Gran Coupe closely related to the 4 Series — including the performance i4 M50.
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BMW iX
BMW's purpose-built electric SUV flagship — a technology showcase for the 'i' brand.
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BYD e6
BYD's first purpose-built battery-electric vehicle — a mid-size crossover MPV used heavily as a fleet taxi.
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Byton M-Byte
Byton's flagship 5-door electric SUV concept, unveiled at CES 2018 with a landmark 48-inch cabin display; never reached production.
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Byton K-Byte
Byton's planned luxury electric sedan concept, revealed at CES Asia 2018; targeted a 2021 launch that never came.
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Cadillac Lyriq
Cadillac's first fully electric vehicle (2022–present) — the brand's flagship of its EV transformation, on GM's Ultium platform.
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Canoo Lifestyle Vehicle
Canoo's pod-shaped electric van on its skateboard platform — the startup's only model to reach (very limited) production, 2023–2025.
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Canoo MPDV
Canoo's Lego-like Multi-Purpose Delivery Vehicle — revealed December 2020 and pre-sold, but never series-produced before bankruptcy.
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Canoo Pickup Truck
A compact, ultra-cab-forward electric pickup revealed in March 2021 — up to 600 hp and an extendable bed, but it never entered production.
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Chevrolet Volt
Chevrolet's pioneering plug-in hybrid — an extended-range EV that runs on battery, then a gas generator.
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Chevrolet Bolt EV
Chevrolet's affordable long-range EV — a roughly 238–259-mile electric hatchback, later joined by the Bolt EUV.
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Cupra Tavascan
Cupra's performance electric SUV-coupe — the brand's second EV and first model built outside Europe, produced in China on the MEB platform.
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Dacia Spring
Europe's most affordable electric car — a compact battery-electric city crossover that put EV ownership within reach of budget buyers.
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Dongfeng Voyah Free
Voyah's debut model — a premium mid-size electric SUV styled with Italdesign Giugiaro, offered as pure EV or extended-range, with up to 860 km NEDC range.
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Faraday Future FX Super One
The first vehicle from Faraday Future's lower-priced 'Faraday X' brand — a luxury electric minivan revealed in 2025 with a digital front 'F.A.C.E.' display.
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FAW Hongqi E-HS9
Hongqi's full-size battery-electric SUV — a luxury flagship EV launched alongside the H9 and exported to Europe.
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Fisker Ocean
Fisker Inc.'s all-electric mid-size SUV (2023–2024) — built by Magna Steyr in Austria before the company's second bankruptcy.
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Ford Mustang Mach-E
Ford's first dedicated electric vehicle — an SUV that controversially wears the Mustang name.
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GAC Aion S
GAC Aion's inaugural electric sedan — the model that established the Aion brand and became one of China's top-selling EVs.
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GAC Aion V
GAC Aion's mainstream electric SUV — the brand's second model, featuring ultra-fast charging technology and global expansion.
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GAC Aion LX
GAC Aion's flagship premium electric SUV — revealed at Auto Shanghai 2019 and positioned as the brand's technology showcase.
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GAC Aion Y
GAC Aion's compact, affordable electric hatchback-SUV — the model that drove the brand's explosive volume growth.
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Genesis GV60
Genesis's first purpose-built EV — the GV60 rides on Hyundai Motor Group's E-GMP platform and delivered the brand's electric ambitions in a compact, design-forward package.
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GMC Hummer EV
GMC's electric super-truck — the first vehicle on GM's Ultium platform, with up to 1,000 hp.
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Great Wall Motors Ora Good Cat (Funky Cat)
GWM's retro-styled compact EV — sold as the Good Cat in China and the Funky Cat or GWM Ora 03 in export markets.
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HiPhi HiPhi X
HiPhi's founding flagship — a full-size luxury electric SUV with gull-wing 'NT Doors' and 536 hp, the brand's best-seller before the 2024 shutdown.
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HiPhi HiPhi Z
A five-door electric shooting brake with a 4,000-LED 'Star Ring' door display and a 120 kWh battery — HiPhi's second production model.
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HiPhi HiPhi Y
HiPhi's more accessible mid-size crossover with falcon-wing rear doors — premiered at Auto Shanghai 2023 and delivered from July 2023.
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Hispano-Suiza Carmen
The electric flagship of the revived Hispano-Suiza — a Barcelona-built, all-carbon GT hypercar honouring the Mateu family legacy through EV performance.
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Hispano-Suiza Carmen Sagrera
The third Hispano-Suiza electric hypercar — four motors, 1,114 hp, 24 units, unveiled at the brand's 120th anniversary in Barcelona.
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Honda Insight
Honda's hybrid pioneer — the first hybrid sold in the US (2000), later a hatchback and then a sedan.
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Honda Prologue
Honda's first mass-market US electric SUV, built on GM's Ultium platform (2024).
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Hongqi E-HS9
Hongqi's full-size battery-electric luxury SUV — a seven-seat, dual-motor flagship EV rivaling Range Rover and BMW iX.
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Hummer Hummer EV Pickup
The brand's 2022 revival — a ~1,000-hp electric 'supertruck' with crab-walk four-wheel steering, sold as the GMC Hummer EV.
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Hummer Hummer EV SUV
The shorter SUV companion to the Hummer EV pickup — same Ultium platform and CrabWalk steering, launched for 2024.
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Hyundai Ioniq 5
Hyundai's breakthrough electric crossover on the dedicated E-GMP platform, including the hot Ioniq 5 N.
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Hyundai Ioniq 6
A streamlined electric 'streamliner' sedan on the E-GMP platform, the aerodynamic companion to the Ioniq 5.
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Hyundai Nexo
Hyundai's hydrogen fuel-cell crossover — a low-volume, zero-emission SUV sold mainly in California.
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JAC Motors iEV Series
JAC's family of battery-electric city cars and sedans — among China's earliest mainstream affordable EVs, spanning the iEV4, iEV6E, iEV7, and iEVA50.
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Jaguar I-Pace
Jaguar's first all-electric car (2018–2024) — a bold, award-winning EV crossover that beat the Tesla Model X rivals to market.
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Kia EV6
Kia's breakthrough dedicated electric crossover on the E-GMP platform — including the 576-hp EV6 GT.
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Kia EV9
Kia's full-size three-row all-electric SUV — a flagship EV on the E-GMP platform, built in Georgia.
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Local Motors Strati
The world's first 3D-printed car — a two-seat electric runabout whose body was printed in 44 hours from carbon-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic.
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Local Motors LM3D Swim
A production-intent 3D-printed electric car priced at $53,000 — unveiled 2015, pre-sales announced for 2016, but ultimately supplanted by the Olli autonomous shuttle pivot.
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Lotus Emeya
Lotus's electric grand tourer (2024–present) — a 'hyper-GT' five-door liftback built in China, the battery-electric companion to the Eletre SUV.
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Magna Steyr Jaguar I-Pace
Jaguar's award-winning all-electric SUV — built at Magna Steyr's carbon-neutral Graz facility from 2018 to 2024.
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Magna Steyr Fisker Ocean
Fisker's all-electric SUV, built at Magna Steyr's Graz plant from late 2022 until Fisker Inc.'s bankruptcy ended production in 2024.
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Mahindra XUV400
Mahindra's first mainstream electric SUV — a battery-electric XUV300 derivative launched in January 2023.
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Mahindra BE 6
Mahindra's dedicated electric coupe-SUV on the new INGLO platform — a performance-focused EV with 800V fast charging.
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Mahindra XEV 9e
Mahindra's flagship electric SUV on the INGLO platform — a large, tech-forward coupe-crossover paired with the BE 6 at launch.
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Mazda MX-30
Mazda's first dedicated EV — a small, short-range crossover with rear-hinged 'freestyle' doors.
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MG MG4 EV
MG's breakthrough EV hatchback (2022–present) — rear-drive on a bespoke EV platform, with a 429 hp XPower flagship.
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Mini Aceman
Mini's first electric-only model — a small crossover slotting between the Cooper hatch and the Countryman.
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NEVS Emily GT
A secret all-electric grand-touring sedan built in ten months by ex-Saab engineers — four in-wheel motors, 175 kWh battery targeting ~600-mile range — mothballed when NEVS froze operations.
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NIO ES8
NIO's full-size flagship electric SUV — the brand's first production vehicle, launched in 2018 with available seven-seat seating and battery-swap compatibility.
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NIO ES6
NIO's mid-size five-seat electric SUV and top-selling model — announced in late 2018, on sale in China from June 2019, completely redesigned for 2023.
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NIO EC6
A sleek coupe-SUV sibling to the ES6 — announced in 2019 and on sale in China from September 2020.
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NIO ET7
NIO's full-size executive electric sedan — the brand's first sedan, launched March 2022 with LiDAR and up to 1,000 km of range.
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NIO ET5
NIO's mid-size electric sedan — unveiled December 2021, on sale September 2022, with a 0.24Cd drag coefficient and up to 1,000 km of range.
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NIO ET5T (ET5 Touring)
The wagon variant of the ET5 mid-size sedan — launched in 2023 with up to 1,010 km of claimed range.
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NIO ET9
NIO's flagship full-size executive sedan, deliveries began early 2025, featuring a steer-by-wire system and 900V charging.
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Nissan Ariya
Nissan's modern battery-electric crossover, a higher-tech follow-up to the pioneering Leaf.
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Nissan Leaf
One of the first mass-market electric cars — the world's best-selling EV for much of the 2010s.
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Ola Electric S1 Pro
Ola Electric's flagship scooter — the 116+ km/h, connected, software-first e-scooter that put India's EV two-wheeler market on the map.
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Ola Electric S1 Air
The mid-range S1 Air trades the Pro's mid-drive motor for a lighter hub motor and multiple battery options, targeting budget-conscious urban commuters.
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Ola Electric S1 X
Ola's entry-level electric scooter — multiple battery sizes from 2 kWh to 5.2 kWh, designed to bring the S1 platform to price-sensitive buyers.
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Ola Electric Roadster X
Ola Electric's first production motorcycle — an affordable commuter-sport e-bike with up to 501 km claimed range, marking the brand's entry into the motorcycle segment.
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Pininfarina Battista
The first Pininfarina-badged production car — a 1,900 hp all-electric hypercar, limited to 150 units, named after the company's founder.
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Pininfarina B95
An ultra-limited open-top electric barchetta — just 10 units, each individually crafted, celebrating Pininfarina's 95th anniversary.
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Polestar Polestar 5
Polestar's flagship four-door electric GT — a 748-hp bonded-aluminium performance sedan priced from around $135,000.
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Porsche Taycan
Porsche's first all-electric car — a 800-volt performance EV that launched in 2020 and immediately set the benchmark for electric sports sedans.
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Renault Zoé
Europe's best-selling battery-electric car through most of the 2010s — Renault's pioneering supermini-class EV.
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Renault Renault 5 E-Tech
A retro-futuristic revival of the iconic R5 nameplate as a fully electric supermini — 2025 European Car of the Year.
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Roewe Marvel X
Roewe's first battery-electric SUV — a production version of the Vision E concept, later rebadged as the Rising Marvel R.
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Roewe Ei5
An affordable battery-electric station wagon — a rare body style in the EV segment — exported to Europe as the MG5 EV.
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SAIC Motor MG4 EV
SAIC's ground-up electric hatchback on a dedicated MSP platform — the MG that broke into mainstream European EV charts and received widespread press acclaim.
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SAIC Motor IM L7
IM Motors' debut model — a full-size luxury electric sedan co-developed with Alibaba, targeting Tesla Model S buyers in China.
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SAIC Motor IM LS6
IM Motors' more accessible 'coupe SUV' — launched 2023, positioned below the flagship LS7 to broaden the brand's reach.
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Škoda Enyaq
Škoda's flagship battery-electric crossover — launched in 2020 on the VW Group MEB platform, with a performance RS variant making up to 340 hp.
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Smart #1
Smart's first product under the Mercedes-Benz/Geely joint venture — a battery-electric subcompact crossover built in China, launched in 2022.
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Smart #3
A fastback-coupe SUV sibling to the #1, launched in 2023 under the Mercedes-Benz/Geely Smart joint venture.
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Subaru Solterra
Subaru's first all-electric vehicle — a co-developed Toyota bZ4X sibling with standard AWD.
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Tama E4S-47
Tama's inaugural four-seat electric sedan — Japan's first notable production EV, capable of 65 km per charge at a top speed of 35 km/h.
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Tama Junior
The 1948 compact follow-on to the E4S-47 — a completely restyled body on the same electric platform, marketed as Tama's entry-level passenger car.
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Tama Senior
Tama's larger 1949 medium-size electric sedan, claimed to achieve up to 200 km on a single charge — a figure that brought the brand international attention.
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Toyota Prius
The car that mainstreamed hybrids — the world's best-known hybrid since 2000 in the US.
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Toyota bZ4X
Toyota's first dedicated battery-electric SUV, co-developed with Subaru (Solterra).
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Valmet Automotive Think City & Garia (2009–2011)
Valmet's early EV chapter — approximately 3,000 Norwegian Think City electric city cars plus the luxury Garia electric golf car, both built in Uusikaupunki from 2009.
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Valmet Automotive Fisker Karma (2011–2012)
Valmet built the ill-fated Fisker Karma luxury plug-in hybrid — approximately 2,450 hand-assembled units before Fisker's battery supplier collapse halted production.
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Venturi Venturi America
A high-performance all-electric off-road buggy / crossover concept, the America showcased Venturi's EV engineering ambitions beyond road cars.
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Volkswagen ID.4
Volkswagen's first mainstream US electric vehicle — a compact crossover on the dedicated MEB platform.
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Volkswagen ID. Buzz
An electric, retro-styled revival of the Microbus — a battery-powered homage to the classic VW Bus.