Rumours are going around many recent press reports that the BMW i6 , to follow the release of the BMW i5 , will be an all - electric sedan similar in size to one of the company ’s 3-Series offerings , and will be released in 2019 , as a 2021 model year . Currently , the BMW i ( presumed to be a an all - electric crossover ) is expected to be released as a 2018 model year sometime in 2017 . Why It's Important The new rumours seem to have originated with an Automobile magazine article , which noted that “ the 2018 i5 will be followed by an all - electric sedan , about the size of today ’s BMW 3-Series , that could be called the i6 . ”
Rumours are going around many recent press reports that the BMW i6 , to follow the release of the BMW i5 , will be an all - electric sedan similar in size to one of the company ’s 3-Series offerings , and will be released in 2019 , as a 2021 model year . Currently , the BMW i ( presumed to be a an all - electric crossover ) is expected to be released as a 2018 model year sometime in 2017 . The new rumours seem to have originated with an Automobile magazine article , which noted that “ the 2018 i5 will be followed by an all - electric sedan , about the size of today ’s BMW 3-Series , that could be called the i6 . ”