I am disappointed with the VW Bulli "Concept". It's cute enough and I do LOVE the bench seats. I have hip joint problems and the "cushy" seats are murder on my joints. I've been saying that if I buy another car, I'd like to rip out the seats and put bench seats into it. If I purchased a vehicle like the VW Bulli, it'd be to have more space to move "things" in it ... not just people. I'm not sure this new VW vehicle would accommodate moving a lot of "things" and heavier cargo. I wish it was longer and keep the new width and that it had gasoline backup to accommodate longer driving distances (such as driving from coast to coast). I didn't see the type of plug it has so I don't know if it can be plugged into a regular electrical outlet with a grounding plug or if it needs a special outlet that may not be readily available nationwide. I'd have to see it in person to know if this vehicle is appropriate for me. I also am offended by the name "Bulli" as it implies an intimidating and abusive temperment. I used Translate.Google.com and didn't find a translation for this word. In ENGLISH it is A VERY POOR CHOICE for a name for ANYTHING and, especially, for a vehicle. I'll be disappointed if it's not!

I am the proud owner of a 79 VW Bus Westfalial pop top camper. This is not what a vw bus is meant to be. It can only hold 6 passengers...and not to well i might add. It has no cargo storage and has no modern features. F-the ipad. Who cares. Make functional stuff. Ipad will break once a sticky fingered 5 year old starts to play with it. I love the attempt. i love the microbus. I love Vw. But Brazil still has the record for making vechicles unique...check this out... http://www.volkswagen.com/br/pt/carros/kombi.html still made the same today as in 1979............... tried and true.

sorry folks, seems I cant spell. Westfalia!

I enjoyed driving the Micro-bus in 1960, and thought that it was well engineered. I have had two Beetles that I put a lot of miles on too. I never had transmission problems, difficulty getting quality service on a new Beetle even when traveling out of state. In fact, I was living in southern California, and turned 5,000 miles near Redmond, Oregon. The service there was to be bragged about.
The new Micro-bus is going to have a lot of new technology, features that in the early 1960s I would dream about, and frankly - I think that it has better lines. I can only hope that it is as much fun to drive, and that it leaves a new heritage. And good memories for more generations of drivers. (I retired as a Senior Manufacturing Engineeer from a US Aerospace Company, and again form an Electonic Maufacture in South Korea).

VW should pull out the original tooling from the 1960's or 70's. I have a 1970 and if they have an electric motor with that range I will buy it and put it in my westy. There is room for motor and batteries too - I mean why change the body or interior it works! I would miss the classic vw exhaust smell though

If you want a new version of the old Type II Microbus, this isn't it. Move Along!

This could be a great car though. Ignore the iPad, it is hardly integral part of the design and just their to grab attention. A microvan is a good idea and wanted by many. The throwback visual reference is endearing to some and helps excuse the boxy shape that will be a feature because of the space it could provide. While I think the 3-person front bench is impractical for many, it would be an attractive accomodation to wide drivers like myself.

It actually looks fairly buildable and I'd imagine it's appearance which copies the earlier 2001 concept would be easily approved with few changes. If they produce them, they will be high on my list for my next car and first EV.

When I heard "new electric VW bus" on the news, I was momentarily psyched. A few years ago I regularly saw an awesome white Vanagon campervan parked in my community college lot, and then one day, after a long time of admiring it, I spied a "For Sale" sign in the window. Ding, ding, ding! A dream vehicle was sitting right there, up for grabs. I've been told I should've been a hippie in the 60s. And I have a passionate love for recreational vehicles and travel, so I'd dearly adore to have a camper conversion.....or any VW!!...

Sadly, my dad didn't support my idea, holding that the beautiful thing would be 'unsafe to drive' (at least for someone of my age and driving experience at the time), and difficult to maintain and repair. After a
good fight I reluctantly let go of my exciting fixer-upper ideas,
practically deciding that it was for the best; that one would no doubt go to an ideal home, and had been my inspiration for someday finding the perfect VW Bus for me and making it my very own.

So, now, for years I've been lamenting the fact that there's nothing
being made that's comparable to the VW buses. I'd absolutely love to one day acquire an old one, maybe convert it to electric...but to be able to get a new, improved, modern one that's just like the near-perfect old ones in most ways WOULD be pretty amazing, no?

I have to say that I LOVE "boxy" vehicles. The boxfish is one of my favorite creatures on the planet. And I love the Scion xB, Kia Soul, Honda Element, and quite a lot of other things I've seen with unique and recognizable shapes and styles. Just two months ago I got a new car, and had wanted a Nissan Cube. Once again on my dad's well-researched opinion, I wound up with my beloved metallic lime green Ford Fiesta for certain reasons. But anyway, point being, I LIKE the appearance of that new thing--it's just that it looks like a variation of some other modern
vehicles, not a VW bus. But for the logo on the front, I wouldn't even imagine that that's what it's trying to be. I love this IDEA very much, and hope it comes to fruition. The notion of making significantly more environmentally-friendly vehicles practical to purchase and use appeals to me a great deal. Electricity, hybridism, solar power, biofuel--I eagerly await the future development and spread of it all! Especially if and when it becomes more efficient and practical than, and replaces, normal combustion engines.

But again, they ought to essentially recreate the old buses/vans! The pop-tops, the different styles...that's what I really want, anyway. Having it new and improved and so enviro-friendly would be a super bonus. I don't want to judge this prematurely, because as I said, I don't dislike it at all. It just doesn't look different enough from a more average vehicle, now that I really look...it's not what you expect to see when you hear of a new/returned/updated VW bus. Having seen photos of the interior, I have to say, it simply does NOT appear to be one at all. I'm certainly delighted that they're in the process of bringing them back, and in electric form, but, they need to keep working...as it is, this can't replace the oldies, and there've even been better efforts in the past. How hard is it to just build basically the same thing, anyway? Why mess with it? Modernization doesn't always equal improvement...

I've owned a 1991 Westfalia Camper Van since....1991. Hated the Eurovans...no window vistas like mine. Mine is in mint condition as I've
babied it for it's entire life and my mechanic friend still wants to buy it from me, "She's a cream puff." He'll give me what I paid for it in '91.
VW should take the 2001 concept, bring it into the 21st century and put a reasonable price on it. I understand they stopped the Westfalia because West German import taxes were going to sky rocket and nobody was going to shell out $40K for a Westfalia camper.
Granted, the only reason my rig has wheels is to get you to the next campground, but the space I have with the pop-top and the sleeping arrangements both up and bottom, make staying in the middle of nowhere, and I have, really comfortable. Also, the turning radius is smaller than most current autos which makes parking a breeze for such a big vehicle. And it cruises on the highway just fine, for a loaf of bread with wheels! But hey, it's a bus! Far out, man!

This concept is ok but doesn't fit into the large van section of the auto market. It's more like a minivan. If this makes it to production as an electric vehicle then they should make the original microbus concept as a diesel-hybrid. Because as everyone knows to need extra space for luggage and to spread out on long road trips, which the original bus was iconic for.