Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Van vs Volkswagen ID. Buzz

The ID. Buzz costs less to run, by the official figures: about $320 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £210 in the UK and $290 in the US.

First car

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Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric VanVolkswagen ID. Buzz

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand: $1,439; $1,119 (better)
Australia: $1,229; $955 (better)
United Kingdom: £934; £726 (better)
United States: $1,312; $1,020 (better)

Official figures

Uses: 33.6 kWh/100km; 26.1 kWh/100km (better)
UK: 1.9 mi/kWh; 2.4 mi/kWh (better)
US: 62 MPGe; 80 MPGe (better)
Range: 90 km; 376 km (better)

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

Transit Connect Electric Van or ID. Buzz?

Which is cheaper to run, the Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Van or the Volkswagen ID. Buzz?

The Volkswagen ID. Buzz: about $320 a year less in New Zealand, $270 in Australia, £210 in the UK and $290 in the US than the Azure Dynamics Transit Connect Electric Van at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Each on its own

Azure Dynamics

Transit Connect Electric Van

2012

90 km range

Volkswagen

ID. Buzz

2025–2026

376 km range

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