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Trolleybus

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2005 Optima AH-28 Trolley Bus S16314

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Crushing Crunchy & Soft Things by Car! Experiment Car vs Trolleybus, Bus Toys

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Real life vs Roblox, but its trolleybus

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Trolleybus Break-Up (1959)

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San Francisco Trolleybus/Streetcar

A trolleybus is an electric bus that draws power from overhead wires using spring-loaded trolley poles. Two wires and poles are required to complete the electrical circuit. This differs from a tram or streetcar, which normally uses the track as the return path, needing only one wire and one pole. They are also distinct from other kinds of electric buses, which usually rely on batteries. Power is most commonly supplied as 600-volt direct current, but there are exceptions.