David Herron .com

"Nissan regards the following three issues as paramount: reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions; minimizing emissions to preserve the atmosphere, water and soil; and the recycling of resources (reduce/reuse/recycle). The Nissan Green Program is a mid-term environmental action plan with focused objectives and activities meant to tackle these three key issues. We achieved virtually all of the objectives we set for the previous plan, Nissan Green Program 2005. The Nissan Green Program 2010 sets new objectives and plans between now and 2010.

Transport accounts for nearly one-quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions. To achieve the necessary deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, transport must play a significant role. The new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), Transport, Energy and CO2: Moving Toward Sustainability, looks at ways to enable growth in mobility without accelerating climate change.

Uh? Because of U.S. laws that says 4 wheels==car==huge testing expense, 3 wheels==motorcycle==anything goes