[this video] (https://youtu.be/rTkqg1Dzax0) covers converting an old Ford truck. It'll give you an idea of how complex and expensive of a problem it is.

With the weight of the bus you would need a lot of batteries, which make it much more expensive as well.

What's your budget? I'm guessing you're looking at about $20-$50 grand just in batteries.

Not sure they can be purchased yet, but magna is building drop in motorized axles for trucks that sound very interesting. Looks like it would be a great way to start. I imagine they're very expensive though....

https://www.motortrend.com/news/magna-ebeam-axle-ev-truck/

You can get motors here:

https://www.electriccarpartscompany.com/AC-Electric-EV-Motors

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