---
title: "Drive Wire: Kia Wants to Make 11 Eco-Friendly Cars"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-11-18"
modified: "2015-11-18"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/934/drive-wire-kia-wants-to-make-11-eco-friendly-cars"
categories:
  - "Kia News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Kia"
---

# Drive Wire: Kia Wants to Make 11 Eco-Friendly Cars

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If green is your style, Kia might have the magic number for you – 11. In the coming years, the Korean automaker plans to offer 11 eco-friendly cars. The expanded lineup includes hybrids, electric vehicles, and even a possible hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle with a range of almost 500 miles. For now, Kia is starting with a new lithium-polymer battery equipped Optima and the Niro CUV, due out next year.

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