Given that one of the major problems with the ICE is that often times the air conditioning doesn't work, I seriously doubt that. The real problem here is that y

Given that one of the major problems with the ICE is that often times the air conditioning doesn't work, I seriously doubt that. The real problem here is that you're dealing with a monopoly. Siemens simply has no reason to care, so they don't. It doesn't matter if they build an ICE or a Transrapid, it's not like the DB could switch suppliers. The problem in Germany is not to travel between major cities. The real issue is if you have to reach a city which is not big enough to be connected to the ICE network, since missing your connection often times means waiting for an hour.