If the rotor is constructed so that eddy currents can occur, how can acceleration of the vehicle be achieved?
Eddy currents are minimized when field changes are small and spread out over a very large distance. The turnarounds are almost 50 kilometers in radius, for example. The vehicle magnets generate rapidly varying magnetic fields at the 10s of centimeters scale, which induces much larger eddy currents and lots of drag. The vehicle magnets have an attractive “DC” component working against the repulsive “AC” component, increasing the repulsive AC forces and drag.
