--That's a bit disingenuous to change the standard of comparison.--
No. You stated that one must EXPEND energy to come to a stop. I showed you that one can RECOVER energy in coming to a stop.
The act of stopping is still expending energy. There is frictional loss in the tires, drive train and heating loss in the recharge of the battery. You only expend 68% as much energy to stop assuming your energy recovery is similar to the best efficiency that a Prius (32%) claims to deliver to the road.