Monthly Archive: September 2024

VW recalling certain 2003-2024 ID.4s due to air bag inflator

2024 Volkswagen ID.4Volkswagen is recalling a small number of ID.4 electric vehicles that may have improperly installed airbag inflators. The recall includes just 837 vehicles from model years 2023 and 2024. In these vehicles, nuts securing the primary inflator of the passenger front airbag may have been left loose at the factory. This could cause airbags to inflate...

Kia EV9’s Motor Does The Electric Equivalent Of Shifting Gears

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! A recent article at The Autopian raised an interesting point about the Kia EV9’s electric motor. Unlike most electric motors, it can change its winding configuration on the fly, effectively doing the same thing ... [continued]