The Kia Forte GT kind of smashes the paradigm of what’s going on in the new car market right now. It’s a passenger sedan at a time when car buyers are flocking to CUVs. And it’s highly affordable at a time when consumers are bewailing the high price of new cars.

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Kia hit a home run with the Telluride and is well on the way towards changing public opinion about the brand. Only a decade ago Kia was synonymous with “cheap and cheerful,” with an extra emphasis on “cheap.” Not anymore. Even though the brand image has not exactly caught up to Honda or Toyota, the transformation is beginning to happen.

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I really like BMWs and it had been a number of years since I had driven a 4-Series, so I was really looking forward to driving the all-new 430i. I wasn’t disappointed.

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There’s a lot of talk in the industry that solid state batteries are the future for EVs. But there’s still confusion around what makes solid state batteries so unique and when they’re actually going be hitting the market. That’s why we brought in Doug Campbell, CEO of Solid Power, a solid state battery company that has major backers like Ford and Volkswagen, to help clear things up.

The Kia EV6 is not a Tesla killer. But it is going to make Tesla and every other EV startup squirm in its shoes. And that’s because it’s a very compelling EV from a traditional automaker.

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