How Does the Kia Hybrid System Work?

If you’re thinking about getting your hands on a hybrid Kia vehicle, we’d love to explain how the key components below the hood in these versions work. For any questions that you might have, please feel free to reach out to our team. We’d be happy to assist you at Ken Ganley Kia!

Kia Hybrid System

While a conventional gas model just has one engine beneath its sheet metal, a hybrid vehicle comes with a motor as well as a battery. Together, these two provide you with the horsepower and torque to propel you forward. Since it typically only uses the engine or parts of both components, you won’t be finding yourself at the pump as often. What increases your fuel efficiency even further is regenerative braking. This means anytime you brake, some of the energy is restored back into your battery to keep you cruising longer. Lastly, the combustion engine is typically doing more work when you're driving at higher speeds, while the electric motor is being used more often when you're accelerating from a stop sign or a green light.

Advantages of Hybrid Vehicles

When you buy or lease a hybrid vehicle, you’ll enjoy several benefits. For starters, as mentioned, your fuel costs will be lower because two components are keeping you cruising rather than just one. Another perk you’ll reap is that these models are much quieter than their gas counterparts thanks to the use of the electric motor. Not just that, but they also emit less gasses into the air. At times, you might even be able to claim your hybrid on your taxes and enjoy getting some incentives back. Plus, if you don’t want to go with a full hybrid option, you might to turn to a plug-in option to get your feet wet. These sometimes even come built with a stop and start technology, which means you’ll consume even less fuel as the engine is turned off when idling in traffic. Contact us if you’re interested in learning more!

Kia Hybrid Models

Some of our beloved gas vehicles also come with Hybrid options that you might choose. One such option is the Sportage Hybrid. In addition to its turbo engine and impressive fuel efficiency, it has a sleek exterior shell and the Active AWD system. An SUV that’s just a little bigger is the Sorento Hybrid, which features six seats for the family as well as some of the newest safety and tech features for you to tap into throughout your journeys. Both of these models also offer a plug-in option if that suits your needs more! Last but not least, you might opt for the Niro Hybrid, which may be compact in size, but packs a punch under the sheet metal and comes in a variety of paint colors to show off your style.

So, how does the Kia Hybrid system work? We hope now you have some more insight! If one of the aforementioned models caught your eye, ask us about when you can find it in our showroom at Ken Ganley Kia.