Rethink Energy has recently released a report on the battle between hydrogen and batteries in the field of land and rail transportation. Our conclusion was that trams will fall into the same category as buses and trains, which will all end up fully electrified – as rising operating costs for their hydrogen fuel-cell alternatives will prove detrimental in the long term. And that conclusion is already being vindicated by the latest news from the industry. The core appeal of hydrogen is quick refueling and long-range, neither of which are relevant to the operation of a tram system. So news that the first hydrogen-powered tram service in Foshan City, China, has been suspended after four and a half years of operation,…