AUTO INDUSTRY
Compiled by John O'Dell, Times staff writer
Hybrid Buses: Powers Design International, the Newport Beach transport products and systems designer, has been retained by the Santa Barbara Air Pollution Control District and Calstart, the statewide advanced transportation consortium, to help develop five hybrid electric buses.
The company also has been awarded a contract for design and engineering of a fleet of 100 buses for the Brazos Transit System, which serves 13 counties in southeastern Texas. The buses are to be made of lightweight composite materials and powered by compressed natural gas.
