VW ID.Buzz Camper Van Delayed Because It's Too Heavy for Normal Licenses: Report

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz California has been the hotly anticipated camper van of the decade since the North American return of the VW bus was announced. While the Buzz hasn’t landed stateside yet, Europeans have been able to buy regular, non-pop-up variants of the electric people-carrier while the California has been in development. Now, rumor has it the camper has been delayed, possibly for being too heavy for standard European driving licenses.

According to a report from German outlet Edison via Google Translate, the ID.Buzz California would weigh close to or over 7,700 lbs if it was released today, which happens to be the limit for the typical European category B motor vehicle license. If the California exceeds 7,700 lbs, most European drivers won’t be able to operate it legally without a C1 license that is meant for commercial vehicles, like transport trucks. The same report says this issue has delayed the camper van, with VW Commercial Vehicles searching for a solution to reduce weight.