宝马表示，旗下车型的电动化是车厂“最优先考量”，目前宝马已经有了专门的'i”电动车品牌，而X3电动车版本则将命名为”iX3“。宝马上周提交了”iX3“商标，而到目前为止，宝马已经注册了从iX1到iX9的所有商标。而iX3作为X3的纯电动版本未来将投产并将于2019年上市。宝马希望iX3和2020年投产的i5这两款电动车到2025年的销量能占据当年总销量的25%。除了iX3和i5，再过几个月，宝马的i3改款车就将上市，新增加的运动型“S”版本将采用更宽的轮距，20英寸轮圈以及前后脸设计元素，该车搭载的电机功率为184马力，扭矩199磅-英尺（约合270牛米）。宝马还将在洛杉矶车展发布i8敞篷版，该车很可能提供14千瓦时电池组（是硬顶轿跑车电池容量的一倍），不仅续航里程提升，而且功率达到400马力。

Electric X3 Could Be Called iX3 As BMW Goes On Trademarking Spree
BMW says that electric mobility is a "top priority" for the automaker moving forward. So it makes sense that the German marque has trademarked a range of "i" nameplates that preview an entire range electrified vehicles. The latest "iX3" trademark designation suggests that BMW’s best-selling SUV will be the latest on a long-line of EVs.

BMW filed the trademark for the iX3 moniker this past week, which joins a range of i-badged trademarks that already exist, everything from iX1 to iX9. The new iX3 moniker is expected to grace the backside of BMW’s electric X3, which is the only fully electric SUV that the company has confirmed for production thus far, and is expected to hit showrooms sometime in 2019.

The iX3 will be joined by the upcoming i5 – previewed by the Vision Dynamics Concept – which is scheduled to go into production in 2020. BMW hopes that the two electric vehicles will help, in part, make up as much as 25 percent of its overall sales by the year 2025. Alongside new models like iX3 and the upcoming i5, a revised version of the i3 will go on sale in just a few months, complete with a sporty "S" trim that adds new cues like a wider track, 20-inch wheels, and some added exterior design elements both on the front fascia and in the rear. The electric motor generates 184 horsepower and 199 pound-feet of torque.

At the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month, the German marque will also show off its first-ever i8 Roadster. The new Roadster will likely benefit from a larger 14-kWh battery pack – more than double that of its coupe sibling – with the probability of a boosted electric range, and upwards of 400 horsepower on tap.