All-New 2022 Audi Q4 e-tron: What You Need to Know

[Steve Q]

The biggest story to rock the automotive world was the Volkswagen emissions scandal, in which the company was discovered to have tampered with testing procedures to produce more favorable fuel economy estimates. The targets were diesel-engine vehicles across the Volkswagen, Audi, and Porsche brands. 

In addition to widespread punishments and billions of dollars spent in fines and settlements, a long-lasting ramification of Dieselgate was the Volkswagen Group's acceleration of the pursuit of alternative-fuel vehicles. VW began developing modular platforms along with electrification and battery technologies that could be applied on a wide scale has led to many new plug-in hybrid or fully electric offerings.

The all-new Audi Q4 e-tron is the brand's second all-electric SUV, and it aims to slot in as the more mainstream, affordable option against the Audi e-tron, now in its third year of production. Click through the following slides as we go over all the information currently available about Audi's small electric crossover, including its powertrain capabilities, pricing, and what it's up against in a blossoming segment of the auto market.