Every body continues in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a straight line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed upon it.
Newton's First Law of Motion
An electron-volt is the amount of work one needs to do to move one electron across one volt of electric potential. This is a standard unit for measuring particle physics energy scales.
From what I gather inertia is like a resistance. It takes a force to move a mass into movement or inertia. I would think if you pulsed a mass (rod) to move electrons,then the collapse of the magnetic field (pulsed stopped) reverses direction creating the bemf. Which then puts the mass at rest or equilibrium within the pulse time frame. I guess you could call this One Inertia, but the term is too general because of so many variables including the material and size of the mass..
Quotemaybe it works only once and maybe to ground the rod after usage to renew its electrons capacity.
Or maybe time the pulse to coincide with the time the rod is fully charged again. I would like to see some experiments using some of these new super conductor wire to see if there is a major difference. Too bad its so expensive.
Heat caused by friction can destroy a magnetic field. Heat is also a resistance. I think that's why in super cooled conductors that have been charged take longer to discharge because the magnetic field,I would think at the atomic level, isn't destroyed by heat. Until total equilibrium is reached within the mass, it will continue to discharge at a slower rate.
My 2 cents!