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KLM and Costa Rica partner on aviation biofuels

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The Costa Rican government and KLM will research the possibilities of flying from San José, the capital of Costa Rica, using bio-based jet fuel. On 31 October, KLM and the Costa Rican government signed a letter of intent to ratify the cooperation, marking the first such agreement of this kind between an airline and a country.

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i-MiEV Goes on Sale in Costa Rica

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has begun i-MiEV sales in Republic of Costa Rica, mainly to fleet customers such as government affiliates and electric companies. The Costa Rican government aims to be a “Carbon offset country” that emits zero CO 2 , by 2021.