“I'm addicted to silence”

For Tom Klocker, the mountains have always been his home. When the day is just dawning and most people are still in bed, the photographer is already at the mountain top - always on the hunt for the most spectacular sunrises. "I'm addicted to the silence of nature," says the former professional snowboarder. So, it fits perfectly that he can drive quietly on the road himself in his Audi Q4 e-tron. "I didn't know it that way. I'm time and time again surprised how differently I perceive the surroundings in this changed soundscape." While being in the mountains early in the morning or in the evening, Klocker often opens the windows, always fascinated to hear not a loud engine noise but the crunching of the stones or the cowbells and birds. According to him, the best part is making almost no noise himself to disturb the animals. "With the electric car, I'm sure I'm not disturbing anyone," says the Tyrolean, who travels often and extensively in his car.

"In general, I sometimes wish the Audi Q4 e-tron offered even more range," says Klocker, but he knows how to help himself. In his garage at home, he has created what he calls a "charging solution" so that the start in the morning is achieved with a full battery. And, when Klocker drives up the mountains, he obviously has to drive down again, and it is above all here that he makes use of an advantageous feature of electromobility: "I regain quite a bit of range while driving," says the photographer, referring to recuperation, i.e. the conversion - for example when braking - of kinetic energy into electrical energy. "In the mountains, recuperation is therefore a huge advantage for me," says Klocker.
After he has captured the mountain landscape with his camera, even in the evening, in a gloomy but unique atmosphere, he goes home again - and is already mentally planning the next mountain tour.