Without coal; not containing coal or not using coal as fuel.
Coal + -less (suffix meaning 'without'). The -less suffix is one of the oldest in English, and coalless likely emerged in the 20th century as alternative fuels became viable.
A 'coalless' economy seemed impossible in 1900, but today dozens of countries are approaching it—the word itself traces humanity's transition away from fossil fuels!
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