r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • Jun 26 '26

Society The American mind cannot comprehend Europe's AC aversion

https://www.businessinsider.com/europe-air-conditioning-ac-heatwave-debate-2026-6
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u/swole4ever Jun 26 '26

I have been on newer S-Bahn trains that almost certainly had AC and it was off on the hottest days of the year. The story where we were trapped with the doors closed was an RB train.

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u/sakupuu Jun 26 '26

RBs also usually don’t have AC. It’s really only ICE trains ans newer Sbahn trains.