VW’s Budde-E EV Concept Revives the Microbus

[rutherfordsc]

Here's a hands-on impression of VW's Budd-e, the techy reinvention of Volkswagen's Microbus from the 1950's that made its debut at CES 2016.

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[jamesltoa4]

Nice concept - revive the campervan - but that was a utilitarian vehicle - good for New-York, London, Paris, Mexico, Australian outback - It was easy to fix without the cost of loads of imbedded 'goodies'.
I suspect this new design will be expensive to purchase and need specialist maintenance shops - So, is it the sort of thing that can compete with $80,000 RV's and a $1000 a year servicing cost , or will it actually be in the sub $30,000 range and fixable by the roadside mechanic?