How much energy does the superspeed maglev system consume?
At comparable speeds, the Transrapid consumes around 30% less energy than the high-speed ICE. In other words, with the same amount of energy the superspeed maglev system provides a third more performance.
Road traffic consumes 3.5 times and short-distance air traffic 4 times more energy than the superspeed maglev system (at 400 km/h) referred to the same transportation volume.