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    They changed the name to xbus.

    Not sure if that’s any better, but the design and utility is actually more alike the old veteran VW busses than VW’s own electric bus. I dig it.

    They’ve since declared bankruptcy so it’s not going to be produced.

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        Nah, it was a German company.

        I think the issue was that their batteries were already outdated before it made it through the pre-order phase.

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      I’d argue that the id.Buzz actually existing makes more alike the old busses from the 50s and 60s.

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        I think it hits the right demography, but other than that the ID.Buzz is basically an SUV with a different exterior.

        Modern safety regulations probably disallow the horizontal steering wheel from the original bus, but that’s definitely one of the things I miss in modern vans/busses.

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    What’s really strange is it doesn’t have an exhaust port for a human-machine interface.

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    Yes, eBussy is clearly an offensive name for this.

    We need to rename it to something that’s still whimsical, and fit for its function. I mean a bus like this is something that will probably take all my fellow techbros to their jobs. So maybe something like the “Brojobber”?

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    I always bring my ebussy when meeting my friends so all the eboys can ride and feel good about it (they’re all very environmentally conscious)

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    All I see in general is du_m.b Ideas on the horizion anyways. Every new car is really a cell phone that can be hacked with potential security flaws that puts your life at risk. You pay way too much so data brokers can buy and sell your data at every avenue of our modern lives. I don’t even want a car but the poorly built infrastructure demands I do.