"Eco Driving for Earth" steers 41st Tokyo Motor Show

BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhuanet) -- "Fun Driving for Us, Eco Driving for Earth" is the theme of the 41st Tokyo Motor Show, which runs until November 4. To express the idea of balancing enjoyment and the environment, Japanese car makers introduced their latest line up of hybrid gasoline-electricity vehicles and emissions-free electric vehicles with a user-friendly plug-in charge system.

A model poses on the Honda Motor Co U3-X "personal transporter" electric unicycle at the 41st Tokyo  Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo October 21, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Nissan unveiled its Land Glider, a futuristic single-person all-electric vehicle that leans into corners like a motorcycle when it turns. The concept borrows some of the same dashboard features from Nissan's all-electric Leaf car that's due next year and features a wrap-around LCD panel with a second, center panel for the navigation display.

The car could be available as soon as three years from now and is aimed at city dwellers who want to make short trips. The car's small size is intended to help cut down on congestion, said Takashi Nakajima, product design director at Nissan's design center.

The governments of many developed economies have introduced scrap incentives for eco-friendly car purchases to kick-start moribund economies, accelerating the sales of alternative energy cars.