Transrapid’s manufacturers and -supporters often quote comparisons that seem
to prove that Transrapid needs less energy than the ICE does.
The trick is that these comparisons are based on the energy consumption
figures PER SEAT (or per passenger). Thereby a Transrapid stuffed with seats
is compared to a generously furnished, spacious ICE with dining car, business
compartment, service counter etc.
Transrapid’s manufacturer Thyssen in its calculations even assumes different
degrees of seating capacity use (Transrapid: 65%, ICE: 50% of the seats sold).
No question that these comparisons are utterly insincere.
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