| If you have trouble reading this message, view it in a browser.  The Meyers Manx is going electric, DeLorean preps for Pebble debut, and we go for a spin in the ID.Buzz prototype. But first:  The Volkswagen ID.4 is receiving a few updates for the 2022 model year, ahead of the start of production in the U.S. later this year. And one of the two major changes is a boost in EPA-estimated range, with the rear-wheel-drive ID.4 Pro gaining 20 miles for a total of 280 miles, while the ID.4 Pro S will offer a 268-mile range. The AWD Pro will offer a 251-mile rating for 2022, while the AWD Pro S will receive a 245-mile rating.  VW will start U.S. production of the ID.4 later this year, with the current model being built in Germany. The second major change for the 2022 model year concerns charging, and here the gain will be incremental as well, at least early on: The ID.4 will offer 135 kW DC fast-charging capability instead of 125 kW, but Volkswagen is also expected to roll out Plug and Charge capability with an over-the-air update later in the year, which will enable owners to begin charging as the vehicle is plugged in. This won't be the full extent of changes we expect to see in the ID.4 later this year, as Volkswagen approaches the start of U.S. production of this model in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The automaker has hinted at a few more changes in the SUV for the 2023 model year, ahead of the arrival of a few more variants, including one with an even lower starting price.  Polestar will work with its suppliers to create a climate-neutral car by the end of the decade. Speaking of changes, Polestar is aiming for some fairly significant ones when it comes to how its cars are built. The EV maker has revealed this week that it is working with suppliers to develop manufacturing processes that will result in a completely climate-neutral car, eliminating emissions from the supply chain.    Phillip Sarofim is a venture capitalist, car collector, and racer with a passion for cool cars. Freeman Thomas is a designer who had worked at VW, Audi, and Porsche and designed such icons as the New Beetle and the Audi TT. He has also owned many VW vans, Porsche 911s and other cool cars over his long and creative life. All that is a roundabout way of introducing a car we can't even show you yet, the newest, latest iteration of the modern Meyers Manx. The only thing we know for sure is that it will be an EV, powered by an innovative battery pack system designed by a tech firm in which Sarofim invested.
 Not everyone is familiar with the DeLorean Motor Company name, but most people know the automaker's now legendary product: the DMC DeLorean. Although sold only for the 1981–1983 model years, the sports car's stainless steel body panels and gullwing doors made it—and continue to make it—a wholly unique and head-turning vehicle. No wonder director Robert Zemeckis chose the car to serve as the time machine in the Back to the Future movie franchise. It was only a matter of time, then, until another entity brought the notorious vehicle back to life. DeLorean Motors Reimagined is doing just that. The company, whose largest shareholder is the DeLorean Motor Company that sells parts for and restores original DeLoreans, is set to reveal its new-age take on John Z. DeLorean's classic coupe at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August.   Spread the word: If you know someone interested in staying on top of the rapidly growing EV segment, feel free to pass this newsletter along.
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We drive the VW ID.Buzz prototype
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