LOS ANGELES -- Michelin Group, President and CEO Edouard Michelin gets a first-hand look at the L3 Research Aeris high-performance parallel hybrid, one of 64 vehicles entered in the Michelin Challenge Bibendum 2001, an independent international competition that evaluates environmentally-innovative technologies offered by auto manufacturers. The event, which kicked-off with a design competition Friday, will include performance evaluation events this weekend and will conclude at the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) conference in Las Vegas Monday. Electric, clean gasoline, fuel cell, hybrid, natural gas, diesel and bio-fueled vehicles are represented. 

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