Audi’s Q4 e-tron electric car has been awarded top marks for efficiency in an assessment by Green NCAP.
The organisation is the sustainability offshoot of crash test body Euro NCAP. It provides a best and worst case range for each model to give a general overview of its performance.
For 2022, the Green NCAP rating criteria received an update. As powertrain technologies improve and the car market moves rapidly towards electrification, test protocols and rating scheme have been adjusted to better suit the rapidly evolving technology and sustainability trends.
In the first batch of 2022, only the Audi Q4 e-tron qualified for the additional robustness testing. The SUV scored well in all three parts of the assessment – Clean Air, Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gases – as it is a fully electric vehicle with zero emissions at the tailpipe and a high efficiency powertrain, assumed to be charged with the average European electricity mix as forecasted for the next 16 years. The Q4 only loses a fraction of points in the cold ambient and highway tests.
Green NCAP tested a Q4 Sportback 50 e-tron quattro, which uses two electric motors and is powered by a 76.6kWh battery.
The testing concluded that in normal real-world driving, consumption with low cabin climatization demand results in a range of some 260 miles. On the motorway at a 23-degree ambient temperature around 180 miles can be expected. Under cold winter conditions, starting with a fully charged battery, the driving range declines to 167 miles.
Other cars tested included the 48V-mild-hybrid Hyundai Bayon, the Renault Kangoo TCe 130 and the VW Caddy 1.5 TSI, which all earn 2.5 stars. The Peugeot 308 1.2 PureTech receives two stars and the Genesis GV70, with its 2.5-litre petrol engine, only achieves one star.
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Matt has been an automotive journalist for eight years. As senior staff writer he is responsible for the automotive content on Fleet News and also contributes to Automotive Management. Prior to this, Matt worked in the automotive industry for 10 years.
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