model year

2017 BMW i3 BEV (94 Amp-hour battery) configuration 38001

Official US catalog configuration for the 2017 BMW i3 BEV (94 Amp-hour battery): Electricity, Automatic (A1), Rear-Wheel Drive.

Claim-level evidence reviewed Reviewed 8/27/2026

answer

Exact catalog configuration

FuelEconomy.gov identifies this as configuration 38001 for the 2017 BMW i3 BEV (94 Amp-hour battery). The catalog row specifies Electricity, Automatic (A1), Rear-Wheel Drive, and Electricity. This is a configuration record, not a statement that every vehicle sold under the same model name has this powertrain.

make
BMW
model
i3 BEV (94 Amp-hour battery)
engine
Electricity
source
FuelEconomy.gov vehicles.csv
fuelType
Electricity
modelYear
2,017
drivetrain
Rear-Wheel Drive
engineCode
102

SOURCES

applicability

Engine, transmission, and generation fields

Engine: Electricity. Transmission: Automatic (A1). Drive: Rear-Wheel Drive. Fuel: Electricity. Vehicle class: not specified. Generation label: Catalog span 2017–2017. The generation basis is catalog_span, which means contiguous catalog coverage and not an asserted OEM chassis-generation boundary.

make
BMW
model
i3 BEV (94 Amp-hour battery)
engine
Electricity
source
FuelEconomy.gov vehicles.csv
fuelType
Electricity
modelYear
2,017
drivetrain
Rear-Wheel Drive
engineCode
102

diagnosis

How to use this configuration

Match the VIN, emissions label, engine identifier, transmission, drivetrain, and build information before ordering a part or applying a diagnostic procedure. FuelEconomy.gov configuration IDs describe catalog variants; they do not prove the equipment installed on an individual vehicle.

individualVehicleClaim
No
vinVerificationRequired
Yes

methodology

Source and update method

This page is generated from one exact row in the official FuelEconomy.gov downloadable vehicle dataset. Car Trouble Lab stores the source vehicle ID and row digest, and republishes a new reviewed snapshot when the source facts change.

source
FuelEconomy.gov
rowSha256
f8f738246c561952b6e05e6efa179460f17190faf289a3801f7773781e863426
sourceVehicleId
38001