Volkswagen Is Considering An ID.Buzz Electric Pickup Truck

However, as Schafer pointed out, those changes would greatly interfere with vehicle efficiency and travel range. If the ID.Buzz does sprout a truck sibling, it's highly unlikely that it would make its way over to the United States. Based on VW's rendering, the proposed commercial vehicle would be too compact for American tastes.

It's a similar story with the Amarok, which has also been ruled out for a local introduction. However, that doesn't mean Volkswagen has ruled out the possibility of introducing a truck in the USA. "I think if we do bring [a truck] to market, we want to bring a real competitor versus something that could be a 'wannabe pickup,'" added Schafer.

Interestingly, it's theRivian R1Tthat piques the interest of the Product and Strategy executive, who continued by saying, "I'd say Rivian's done a relatively decent job of putting something out there with proper ground clearance, good 4x4 capability, and good functionality, so I think that something that's down that channel would be our number one priority."

VW will likely head down the electric route if it were to introduce a pickup truck in America. Perhaps the aforementioned ID.Buzz truck will remain the reserve of European markets. Local buyers may be catered to by therevived Scout nameplate, a VW-owned brand that plans to introduce battery-powered trucks and SUVs.

For now, the facts are these: Volkswagen has filed a patent for an ID.Buzz-based pickup, but developing a concept is still far off, let alone a production version.