Sustainable mobility is here to stay. In this context, more and more companies are betting on the manufacture of electric vehicles, which are more respectful of the environment. This is the case of the American Tesla or the Asian BYD, which has strongly entered the European market with vehicles at very competitive prices.
Classic brands are also immersed in this race, maintaining a double range of their vehicles: electric version or fossil fuel version (diesel or gasoline). Same car, but with a fundamental difference.
So that there is no possible error between both versions, the German BMW has decided to change the name of its cars. From now on, vehicles equipped with gasoline engines will eliminate the “i” at the end of their names. That distinction will only continue to be used for electric cars, according to BMWblog.
According to this medium, after the decision, the 1 Series hatchback and the 2 Series Gran Coupe would lose that badge. In the case of the Series 7 LCI, the removal of the “i” would coincide with its update, scheduled for mid-2026.
The German manufacturer recognizes that it has always included the “i” as a symbol of a vehicle with greater innovation and not necessarily only electric. However, now they want it to be linked only to this range.
“We would like to keep the 'i' as an asset, and we would like to keep it as a signature to indicate that you are driving an electric car and that was the logic we had,” BMW's senior vice president of product and brand management confirmed to that blog, Bernd Körber.
