The 2017 Kia Optima PHEV takes the already excellent 2017 Optima and adds a battery pack and the ability to charge by plugging in. This $10,000 upgrade from the normal 2017 Kia Optima Hybrid ...

View Photos The big difference from the regular Optima hybrid lurks under the rear seats and trunk floor: a 9.8-kWh lithium-ion battery pack that, Kia claims, allows the PHEV to go up to 29 miles ...

Kia says the 2017 Optima PHEV has an estimated 600-mile overall range. The Optima Hybrid uses a high-density lithium-polymer 1.62-kWh battery pack. Kia says those battery packs provide 60 percent ...

The 2017 Kia Optima PHEV adds plug-in capability and EV-only ... 67-hp electric motor/generator and a 9.8-kWh lithium-ion battery pack, which is capable of putting out 68 kilowatts (91 horsepower ...

Kia is really serious about reaching its 25% fuel efficiency milestone by 2020. How serious, you ask? Serious enough to unveil three hybrids at this week's Chicago Auto Show, two of which come ...

The newest addition to Kia's lineup will be the automaker's first plug-in hybrid for global markets. The Optima PHEV will be powered by a 9.8-kWh lithium-polymer battery pack paired with a 50-kW ...

The lithium-ion battery pack has a capacity of 11.26kWh. Kia claims that the Optima Sportswagon PHEV’s total range is up to 696 miles (1,120km) and that 0-60mph (97km/h) comes in 9.4 seconds.

Kia unveiled at the 2016 Chicago Auto ... With an estimated 600 miles of total driving range, the Optima PHEV’s next-generation battery system features a 9.8 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery ...

If you recharge the battery regularly, the Optima Sportswagon PHEV shouldn’t cost you much ... you can spread the cost of this with one of Kia’s service plans.

Priced from £31,495 ($41,670), the Kia Optima PHEV is powered by a 2.0-liter direct ... motor driven by a 9.8 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery pack. All told, the model generates 202 hp and ...

It’s not only hybrid technology in the new Niro crossover that Kia is investing in ... hybrids like the Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV, the Optima can save battery range or even use the 2.0-litre ...

If you recharge the battery regularly, the Optima Sportswagon PHEV shouldn’t cost you much ... you can spread the cost of this with one of Kia’s service plans.