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BMW is working on introducing a new 3 Series that will include a standalone electric vehicle called the i3, alongside the standard ICE and plug-in hybrid models. And unlike the oddball carbon-fiber ...

The all-new BMW i3 is officially here, bringing the 3 Series sedan into the electric era. Built on the same Neue Klasse platform as the iX3 SUV, the new i3 comes with bidirectional charging as ...

Originally teased as the MegaCity concept, the BMW i3 will be the first vehicle produced under the i brand when it arrives next year. Two structures make up both the i3 and i8’s LifeDrive architecture ...

BMW has revealed its all-new all-electric i3 – a car that BMW describes as being “the start of a new era” and “the core of the brand”. It’s so important to BMW that it’s being built at a heavily ...

BMW has dozens of new and refreshed vehicles in the works, including the future 3 Series and its battery-electric sibling, the i3. You shouldn't confuse the latter with the quirky-looking hatchback ...

In a world where SUVs rule, BMW’s latest electric vehicle is a sedan that reuses the name of a hatchback. But a technological showpiece is hidden beneath that traditional appearance. With its long ...

It’s over a decade since the original i3 hatch arrived to kick-start BMW’s electric journey. That quirky little compact is long gone, but now the i3 badge is back on another, very different EV that’s ...

Not too many brands are offering electric compact luxury sedans in 2026. In fact, there’s only about two currently actively competing in the segment, and the last time BMW was here, it was made ...

BMW was one of the first car manufacturers to debut a mass-market EV, the i3, in 2013. Like every non-Tesla EV from that era, the i3 was a quirky, hatchback-type thing with a city car range. However, ...

When BMW chose to launch the iX3 as the first vehicle to sit on its Neue Klasse EV architecture, we were a little disappointed. The original Vision Neue Klasse concept from 2023 had been a cool ...