Battery capacity of 55 kWh (52 kWh net) enables a range of up to 365 kilometers; 125 kW (170 hp) ensures superior driving performance An integrated app store provides access to popular third-party apps; regular updates guarantee they are always up-to-date The base price of 45,600 euros includes extensive equipment as standard
Audi is adding an interesting entry-level variant to the Q4e-tron series: the multifaceted Audi Q4 35 e-tron costs 45,600 euros, and the Sportback with an elegant rear is 47,600 euros. The all-electric premium model includes comprehensive equipment as standard, offers a range of up to 355 kilometers (Sportback: 365 kilometers), and a DC charging capacity of 145 kW. New in the Q4e-tron: an integrated app store enables direct access to popular third-party apps such as Spotify or Audible without using a smartphone. The Q4 35 e-tron will be available to order from July this year.
The best-selling electric car of the four Rings is becoming more attractive - thanks to an even broader model range. With the Q4 35 e-tron, Audi is making it easier to enter the all-electric premium compact segment.
Audi Q4e-tron
The Audi Q4e-tron is being comprehensively upgraded: with a retuned chassis, increased efficiency, characteristic sound, and more standard equipment. In addition to an optimized drive concept and higher charging power, Audi is expanding the range of functions in the model's driver assistance system. With the optional adaptive driving assistant, it now supports lane changes.
With the e-tron, Audi embarked on the path to electric mobility in 2018 and has written a success story with around 150,000 vehicles delivered to customers worldwide. The family of electrically powered models has grown in recent years and months: Audi S e-tron GT, RS e-tron GT, RS e-tron GT performance, Audi Q4e-tron, and Audi Q8 e-tron have significantly expanded the product portfolio. The Audi Q6 e-tron will be added in 2024 as the first electric model produced in Ingolstadt and the first battery-electric vehicle (BEV) on the Premium Platform Electric. The new Audi Q6 e-tron will be launched in Germany and numerous other European countries from the third quarter of 2024. The Audi Q6 e-tronquattro and the SQ6 e-tron will be available to order from the end of March 2024 and start at EUR 74,700 and EUR 93,800, respectively.
From September 2020, he was Head of the Product Line for Electric Models from the A to C Segment (Model series: Q4e-tron, Q6 e-tron, Q8 e-tron, A6 e-tron and e-tron GT) at AUDI AG. Since March 2024 Fermín Soneira is the CEO of the Audi and SAIC Cooperation Project. The project has been set up in Shanghai to jointly develop a new China-specific platform for the next generation of premium intelligent, connected vehicles. This cooperation will further expand the Audi BEV portfolio in China with three new models starting in 2025.
More sustainability in the supply chain
The Audi Q4e-tron shows in concrete terms what sustainability looks like throughout the life of an Audi vehicle. Producing powerful batteries takes a great deal of energy. This is why, in the production of electric vehicles, nearly half of carbon emissions can be chalked up to the supply chain. To offset this, Audi launched its “CO2 program in the supply chain” back in 2018. Together with suppliers, the program identified measures for reducing carbon emissions. For example, certified green electricity is used for the production of the Audi Q4e-tron’s cells – and suppliers commit to this by contract. Another example of how Audi is bringing more sustainability to the supply chain is secondary materials. Audi returns the aluminum scraps from the press plant to the supplier for processing and then gets them back in the form of newly processed aluminum coils. This means less primary aluminum is necessary, and less carbon is emitted. The Aluminum Closed Loop has avoided more than 780,000 tons of net carbon emissions3 since its introduction in 2017. In the meantime, the plants in Neckarsulm, Ingolstadt, and, since 2021, Győr in Hungary, as well as the Volkswagen site in Bratislava, are implementing the "Aluminum Closed Loop".
Green power in the utilization stage
The greatest potential for fully leveraging the advantages of electric drive systems lies in the utilization stage. In addition to the fact that electric cars don’t emit carbon on the road, the electricity used for charging is a decisive factor here. In their garage at home, customers can charge the Q4e-tron with green power, for example, using Volkswagen Naturstrom, a sustainable electricity solution provided by “Elli”, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Customers on the road in Europe can charge using renewable electricity from networks such as IONITY’s.
The Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron derivative has been produced here since summer 2021. For the four Rings, production in Zwickau is also a return to its roots, which lie in Saxony: to expand his business, company founder August Horch moved to Zwickau, where he had "A. Horch Motorenwagenwerke AG" entered into the commercial register in 1904. This laid the foundation stone for automobile manufacturing in Saxony. Glass recycling in the Audi Q4e-tron In 2022, Audi and its partner companies launched a pilot project for recycling old car windows. The project aims to recover valuable material from damaged car glass for series production. The car windshield is first shredded in a multi-stage process using an innovative recycling process. The partner companies then sort out all non-glass impurities, such as adhesive residue. The resulting glass granulate is then melted down and processed into new flat glass with the primary material. This is used to make new car windows. Since September 2023, the four Rings has been using glass with a recycled content of up to 30 percent from car windows that can no longer be repaired for the Audi Q4e-tron windscreen. Audi is thus successfully transferring the "GlassLoop" pilot project to series production. Audi is the first premium manufacturer to establish such a glass loop in the automotive industry together with partner companies. With this project, Audi and its partner companies are taking up the challenge of establishing a closed material loop for automotive glass1. The project is part of Audi's circular economy strategy. Audi has set itself the goal of increasingly using secondary materials, especially from post-consumer sources, to save resources, energy, and CO2 – precisely where it is technically feasible, ecologically sensible, and economically viable. 1Audi saved more than 480,000 metric tons of CO₂ equivalents (CO2e) in its supply chain in 2021.
Market launch of electric models Q5 Roadjet e-tron, Q4e-tron, and RS e-tron GT. Construction of a brand-owned quick-charging network and commissioning of the first HPC stations: Audi Charging Stations. 2023 Audi FAW NEV company completed the construction of the factory and the installation of all production facilities. Audi-branded charging network deployed 600 fast charging pillars in over 30 cities across China. FAW Audi has upgraded over 540 4S dealerships and opened eight city showrooms. SAIC Audi operates nearly 160 points of sale covering over 80 prioritized premium automotive cities. Strategic memorandum of understanding with both Chinese joint venture partners FAW and SAIC to further expand existing cooperations.
Founded: 1988 Plant manager: Gao Qizheng, Juergen Russer Models: Audi A4 L, Audi A6 L, Audi Q5 L, Audi Q5 L Sportback, Audi e-tron Production (2023): 472,435 vehicles Audi production in Foshan FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. Founded: 2013 Plant manager: Wang Wei, Stefan Depka Models: Audi Q2 L, Audi Q2 L e-tron, Audi Q4e-tron Production (2023): 40,624 vehicles Audi production in Tianjin FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. Founded: 2018 Plant manager: Dr. André Richter Models: Audi Q3, Audi Q3 Sportback Production (2023): 63,713 vehicles Audi production in Qingdao Location: FAW-Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. Founded: 2018 Plant manager: Liu Dong, Bruno Torres Models: Audi A3 Sportback, Audi A3 L Sedan Production (2023): 63,897 vehicles Audi production in Anting (Shanghai) SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. Founded: 2021 (start of production of Audi A7L: September 2021) Plant manager: Cheng Liang (Anting plant), Xu Zhiqin, Oliver Wollinsky (MEB plant) Models: Audi A7 L, Audi Q5 e-tron Production (2023): 19,281 (Anting plant), 5,506 (MEB plant) vehicles Audi production in Ningbo SAIC Volkswagen Automotive Company Ltd. Since: 2022 Plant manager: Chen Jianfeng, Frank Schemmel Models: Audi Q6 Roadjet Production (2023): 5,151 vehicles Audi electric vehicles production in Changchun Audi FAW NEV Company Ltd. Founded: 2021; construction started in 2022 Plant manager: Helmut Stettner Models: all-electric Audi models starting from Audi A6 e-tron and Audi Q6 e-tron series Planned annual production capacity: more than 150.000 vehicles