Reviving the i3: BMW's Funky Four-Door Electric Sedan

BMW's new generation of electric vehicles is off to a strong start with the iX3 SUV, but the automaker has bigger plans in store. The company's engineers have been hard at work developing a completely redesigned and substantially more efficient EV platform, and now it's time for the next wave of BMW's electric ambitions.

Meet the all-new i3, which takes the same powerful motor, advanced battery, and cutting-edge electronics package that propels the iX3, and applies it to a more familiar sedan silhouette - the kind of shape that BMW's reputation was largely built upon.

While the i3 definitely shares some visual similarities with the iX3, it has a slightly different intent. According to Sebastian K., BMW's head of product planning,