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I remember the school buses in one high school I went to running on propane. It's not as clean as electric, but it's cleaner than diesel... and at the time, an electric school bus would have been expensive, if not outright science fiction.
Now that's what I call "Propane Accessories"!
There were a number of electric busses in the early 1900s. There are plenty of large electric people and material movers. They've been used for a hundred years now for underground mining.
You mean trolley buses with overhead power lines? Doesn't work so well for school routes that change.
No, battery powered.
So the range would have been laughable.
Were they able to keep up with modern traffic and go out to the suburbs and back?
A bunch converted during the 70s oil embargo. I'm surprised it didn't stick around