Tim & Arne, founders of Outbase

We are Tim & Arne — friends since primary school and the founders of Outbase. Our friendship started with inline skating and hanging out outdoors in Bergen op Zoom, and grew into a shared mission: to build the best electric campervan out there. This is our story.

From old diesel to electric dream: Peter-Paul and Ellen found their ideal camper

After years of travelling with an old diesel camper, Peter-Paul and Ellen from Leimuiden found their future in the Outbase ID.Buzz campervan. And now Peter-Paul also uses it for his work — which makes Ellen a little jealous. This is their story.

99 days of adventure: travelling through Eastern Europe in an electric ID.Buzz

Nancy, Marco and their 10-year-old son Brenn spent 99 days journeying through 14 European countries in an Outbase ID.Buzz — and discovered that adventure and sustainability are a surprisingly good match.

Travelling electrically with a campervan: logical, comfortable and future-proof. 

You want to get out there. Feel free, enjoy the silence around you, not be limited. But what about electric driving? Is that really only suitable for ‘a trip around the Netherlands’?

The very first Outbase Rally & Camping Weekend

A look back at a lovely weekend

Customization according to Outbase: electric freedom on four wheels

This interview series by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles features entrepreneurs who shape their work in their own unique way. Customization, in other words. Outbase shows that electric driving, design, and adventure can go hand in hand – with the ID.Buzz as a trusted foundation.

Winter camping with the electric Outbase ID.Buzz campervan.

Wintercamping with an electric campervan? It often raises questions. Cold temperatures, range, charging…. But it is absolutely possible! With the right mindset and expectations you can fully enjoy everything nature has to offer in winter.

With an electric campervan to Morocco: an amazing adventure

For about five years, Tim (Co-Founder of Outbase) had been thinking about traveling to Morocco by campervan. Whenever he came across beautiful places online, he would save them in Google Maps with the intention: one day, I’ll go there.