Overview
- Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveiled the two concept vans on Tuesday, August 11, 2026: the ID. California Cruise, an ID. Buzz/MEB‑based electric concept, and a reimagined California Beach developed with startup Stuff Bubble.
- The California Beach uses inflatable, removable modules designed to save weight and space, with a kitchen that measures about 120 x 44 x 47.5 cm and weighs under 10 kg while using a closed water circuit.
- The inflatable bed system measures about 200 x 134 cm and can be a single mattress at 6 kg or a double at 12 kg, and combined with the pop‑up roof the setup can sleep up to four adults.
- VW says both the kitchen and bed can be installed or removed by one person in minutes so the van can serve as a regular passenger vehicle when the modules are stowed, and the kit deflates to small, external storage size.
- The ID. California Cruise is described as the foundation for a family of electric Californias arriving step by step through 2028, but VW has not confirmed production timing and warns real range will depend on fitted equipment and payload.