Mitsubishi Motors to launch i-MIEV electric car in Costa Rica by February

Mitsubishi Motors will launch its first electric car in Costa Rica in February 2011. Mitsubishi is launching the vehicle in Costa Rica before any other country in the Americas due to the progressive plans Costa Rica has made to become carbon-neutral by the year 2021.

The i-MiEV is a 100 percent electric car with zero CO2 running emissions. It runs on a lithium-ion battery pack, reaches a speed of 130 kilometers per hour, and can drive 150 kilometers on a full six hour charge.

Original source: Costa Rica News