If you’re old enough, you likely remember the images from the beach-party movies of the 1960s and such that depicted Volkswagen Sambas facing the glittering Pacific with surfboards lashed to the top. So it makes perfect sense, and is in no way coincidental, that Volkswagen chose the sun-kissed community of Huntington Beach, California, to debut its three-row ID. Buzz electric minivan, a vehicle clearly inspired by the Microbus of years gone by.

The zero-emissions ID. Buzz, in its three-row configuration, is specifically designed for use in North America, with additional wheelbase and a larger battery back than the home-market ID. Buzz introduced earlier. For North America, the van gets a 91 kWh battery pack that can produce 282 horsepower in rear-drive versions, with an all-wheel-drive model also being introduced. Prices have yet to be announced, and actual sales are scheduled to start off in 2024.