Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Base price: $47,450 As tested: $53,400 (excluding $995 delivery)
Range: 97 miles all-electric, 180 miles total
Powertrain: 33 kWh battery, 170 horsepower
2017 BMW i3 at a glance
Robert Duffer/Chicago Tribune
The 2017 BMW i3 REx electric vehicle with a 2.4-gallon range extender gets a bigger battery pack and capacity for 2017, increasing range from 72 miles to 97 electric-only miles. The backup generator provides an additional 80 miles of range. Pictured in Arlington Heights on July 18, 2017. 
