Audi Q4 e-tron
Charging curve · consumption · motorway range
The Audi Q4 e-tron has 77 kWh of usable battery and peaks at 175 kW on a DC charger. In this app's model it uses about 194 Wh/km at a steady 100 km/h and 286 Wh/km at 130, so 47% more energy per kilometre buys you 30 km/h more speed. Weigh that against a 28-minute 10-80% charging stop and you have the whole question of how fast to drive.
- Usable battery
- 77 kWh
- Peak DC power
- 175 kW
- 10-80% charge
- 28 min
- Average kW 10-80%
- 114 kW
- Mass, loaded
- 2325 kg
- Top speed
- 180 km/h
DC charging curve
Charging power against state of charge, on a charger fast enough not to be the limit. Peak power is 175 kW, but it has halved by about 64% state of charge. That is why a short stop low down the curve usually beats a long one near the top.
How long a stop takes
| Charge from | Time | Energy added | Average power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10% to 80% | 28 min | 53.9 kWh | 114 kW |
| 20% to 80% | 26 min | 46.2 kWh | 108 kW |
| 10% to 60% | 16 min | 38.5 kWh | 149 kW |
| 20% to 70% | 18 min | 38.5 kWh | 125 kW |
| 80% to 100% | 27 min | 15.4 kWh | 34 kW |
The curve, point by point
| State of charge | Power |
|---|---|
| 0% | 74 kW |
| 5% | 166 kW |
| 10% | 175 kW |
| 37% | 175 kW |
| 47% | 133 kW |
| 57% | 102 kW |
| 67% | 79 kW |
| 77% | 60 kW |
| 87% | 42 kW |
| 97% | 28 kW |
| 100% | 14 kW |
Consumption and range by cruise speed
Steady motorway cruising on flat road in mild weather, from the fitted model Wh/km = 61 + 0.0133 · v². The “usable range” column is the honest one for trip planning: it is 100% down to 10%, because nobody arrives on empty.
| Cruise speed | Consumption | Range (full pack) | Usable range (100 to 10%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90 km/h | 169 Wh/km | 456 km | 411 km |
| 100 km/h | 194 Wh/km | 397 km | 357 km |
| 110 km/h | 222 Wh/km | 347 km | 312 km |
| 120 km/h | 253 Wh/km | 305 km | 274 km |
| 130 km/h | 286 Wh/km | 269 km | 243 km |
| 140 km/h | 322 Wh/km | 239 km | 215 km |
| 150 km/h | 360 Wh/km | 214 km | 192 km |
| 160 km/h | 401 Wh/km | 192 km | 173 km |
What the model does not include
- Elevation. The trip planner does account for climbs and descents; the range figures on this page are flat-road, so an alpine route will come out worse than the table.
- Temperature. These are mild-weather numbers. Cold raises consumption and cuts the charging curve. The planner models both. The numbers on this page do not.
- Wind, rain, roof boxes, payload and tyre choice, all of which move real consumption more than most people expect.
- Charger-side limits. The charging times above assume the site can deliver whatever the car asks for. A 150 kW cabinet shared with the car next to you will not.
Where these numbers come from
VW MEB, 2025-on pack and rear motor: a taller peak than the 120/135 kW generation and a much later taper, so these want a single long stop where the older MEB cars wanted two short ones. Curve fitted to the 10-80% time and average power published by EV Database, cross-checked against the manufacturer's own charging figures. Fitted to the MY24-26 Q4 45, which shares the ID.4 Pro's pack and curve exactly. What differs is the body: it is the least slippery car on this platform, so it pays more per kilometre for the same charge.
What speed should you actually drive?
It depends on your route, on where the fast chargers happen to be and how the legal limits fall. Plan the real trip and the simulator will sweep every cruise speed against this car's curves and tell you which one arrives first.
Plan a trip in the Q4 e-tron