In 90 percent of all braking situations, the Audi Q8 e-tron does not use its disk brakes, thanks to the intelligent recuperation concept. Up to a deceleration of 0.3 g, the system recuperates via the electric motors alone, without using the conventional brakes which then work as generators, converting the kinetic energy into electrical energy. The optional paddles on the steering wheel can be used to select a total of three levels of regenerative braking.