You make a fair point that engine braking is not dissimilar. However the impact of engine braking is orders of magnitude smaller.

The reason to capture 1W and then spend 1.1W is it keeps you at a consistent speed. That's why manufacturers do it.

Lots of people in these comments who have never actually driven an EV while looking at the energy usage readout.

Personally I've never driven a Porsche but I've driven EVs from Nissan, Tesla, VW, Chevrolet, Kia, and Hyundai and they all do this.

So I am here to inform you that you are just wrong. There's no need to be sorry about educating someone, though, don't apologise next time :-)