Asian Currencies Steady as Yen Holds Firm, Oil Tops $100 
Brent Oil Tops $100 as Middle East Conflict Threatens Supply 
Gold Prices Rise as Yen Rally Weakens Dollar 
Japanese Yen Nears Seven-Month High as Oil Approaches $100 
German Inflation Accelerates to 2.9% in August 
Amazon Prime Air Cargo Plane Crash Kills Five at Miami Airport 
ECB Rate Hike in Focus as Oil Tops $100 
US Bans Canadian Alcohol, Motorcycles as Trade War Escalates 
Novartis Shares Plunge After Muscle Drug Fails Phase III Trial 
Asian Stocks Mixed as AI Chip Rally Meets Oil Surge 
Asian Stocks Fall as Oil Tops $100, Yields Rise 
China Buys 1 Million Tons of U.S. Soybeans Ahead of Xi Visit 
Gold Prices Rebound as Dollar Weakens, Fed Decision Looms 
U.S. Stock Futures Steady as Oil Tops $100 Ahead of Inflation Data 
China Exports Surge 25% in August as Trade Surplus Hits $119 Billion 
Anthropic Drops $6 Billion Decart AI Acquisition Talks 
US Stock Futures Mixed as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise 
Add as a preferred source on Google
Audi Korea officially released its first line of all-electric sport utility vehicles this week. The Korean unit of the German automotive manufacturer launched two compact SUVs on Tuesday, Sept. 6 and these are the Audi Q4 e-tron and the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron.
Audi Korea said that the all-electric Q4 e-tron compact SUV is the first Audi vehicle to be built on a modular electric drive matrix platform. As per The Korea Herald, the new car can run for about 368 kilometers with just a single full charge.
On the other hand, the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron could be driven for 357 kilometers on a single charge. The two EV models are said to be equipped with a PSM electric motor that can generate a maximum output of about 204 horsepower in addition to a maximum torque of 31.6 kilogram-meters and can reach a maximum speed of 180 kilometers. Both models have lithium-ion batteries with a capacity of 82 kWh,
Audi revealed the electric cars at the company’s recent "The new Audi Q4 e-tron Media Conference" event that was held at the Four Season Hotel in Seoul on Tuesday. The units were introduced in two types which are the basic and premium model which is equipped with modular electric drive matrix (MEB), an EV-only platform that was developed by Audi and the Volkswagen Group, and applied for the first time in the production of the Q4 e-tron SUVs, The Korea Times reported.
"The Audi Q4 e-tron is a compact segment electric SUV, but the interior space is similar to that of the mid-size SUV Q5," Audi Korea’s executive director, Lim Hyun Ki, said during the launching event. “It will redefine the boundaries between car segments and act as a gateway into e-mobility and with these models, we have strengthened our EV lineup enough to satisfy the needs of Korean customers.”
He went on to say that they will be leading the efforts to make these premium electric popular through the Audi Q4 e-tron units. The company’s marketing director, Park Young Jun, also added, “We have already received more than 7,000 preorders of the all-electric compact SUVs since they were unveiled at the Seoul Mobility Show last November. These preorders will start being delivered to our customers starting Sept. 19.”
The new Audi Q4 e-tron will be sold at the starting price of KRW59.7 million or $43,471 while its premium version will cost around KRW66.7 million. For the Audi Q4 Sportback e-tron, its basic version is set to be sold for KRW63.7 million while the premium model would be KRW70.7 million.
