Mitsubishi selects Costa Rica for iMIEV's American debut

This time's not California, but Central America's Costa Rica the first place in the continent that will get to see Mitsubishi's iMIEV rolling on its streets for the first time, in early 2011, local media reported.

The small country aims to be the first in the world to become carbon neutral by 2021 and is already hailed by the international community as one of the nations with the most ambitious green policies on the planet.

On the downside, few Costa Ricans will be able or even interested to buy the iMIEV, as it is expected to go on that market for the tag price of 61,500 dollars.