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Kia will reveal the ‘POP’ electric concept car on September 30, 2010 at the Paris Auto Show. Their press released revealed little else, but given the track record of most edgy auto show concept vehicles, this too will never see the light at the end of the assembly line.

Far more likely to someday see production is the Kia Venga electric car it showed this Spring at the Geneva Auto Show.

Think North America agrees to join AIM4 CITIES PROJECT co-founded by Fenton Communications and EV World with the objective of helping raise awareness of ‘best-in-class’ fuel saving automotive technologies, including electric drive vehicles from mild hybrids to full-battery electric vehicles and fuel cells..

The Power Systems Engineering Research Center did a study last year that indicates the more grid-connected, plug-in electric cars that start to appear in neighborhoods, the more rapidly the power transformers in the community will age. Most transformers will last 17-20 years, but just three Chevy Volts or Nissan LEAF electric cars can reduce this to less than 10 years.

General Motors announced the MSRP of the 2011 Volt will be $41,000. With the $7,500 tax credit, this will could drop the price to $35,500. This month EV World asks readers if they believe the extended-range electric car will be a commercial success for GM. The results so far are pretty revealing.

What do you think? Will the Chevy Volt be a success with consumers? Register your opinion.

David Fenton, the founder and president of Fenton Communications, gave a fascinating talk to the U.S. Energy Department in July. He addresses the use of language and how we need to carefully frame our ideas in order stimulate desired actions on the part of our audience.

Here’s the link to the text of his ‘Energy of Language‘ address on EV World.