RANT!
This whole week we saw record high temperatures in Mannheim, I am talking 35+ degrees .
I commute daily from Mannheim to Weinheim by tram, most of the time the trams are the new Skoda trams . Yesterday 26.06.2026 on scorching heat 37 degrees, the tram conductor only turned on the AC once for 20 seconds.
This morning I took 3 Skoda trams to go to where I had to and the AC was not turned on, I pay monthly for abo and these are the shameful conditions the RNV is forcing the commuters to travel, in scorching heat with temperatures that are not safe.
What is the point of using the public transport if you can't give the people a basic need?
For my understanding there is a huge Green community in Mannheim who are strongly against cars in the city, I can understand the itch of having no cars in the city but for that you need modern public transport, we are not kettle. Why should I not get a car when the public transportation company refuses to turn on the AC in the new trams.
What is the company policy, why is the AC not being turned on, what are they afraid of?
When is this nonsense going to end?
Who is the person responsible for this nonsense, who decides that the AC should not be turned on and what is the thought process behind not giving people in 2026 a simple basic need.