A 4-wheel drive system of an incremental electric vehicle and a control method thereof are disclosed, the system is equipped with a range extender system, External clutch and rear motor controller, the range extender system is connected to the front speed reducer through an external clutch, A rear motor controller is sequentially connected with a rear drive motor and a rear reducer, A range extender system includes a generator, generator controller, engine, engine controller, Internal clutch and lift controller, wherein the generator is connected with the front reducer through an external clutch, the engine and the generator are connected through an internal clutch, At that same time, the range increase controller is connected with the engine controller and the generator controller respectively, The rear motor controller is connected with the whole vehicle controller, and the power battery is connected with the generator controller and the rear motor controller respectively. The four-wheel drive system of the incremental electric vehicle improves the power performance and energy utilization rate of the electric vehicle, and also increases the driving range.