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Does that assume no pedaling though? In my experience the pain of starts and stops dominates the joy of steady state pedaling. Presumably the 3Wh/km is free/"exercise" or some portion. Whereas the .24Wh (re-gainable w/ some loss) is all sweat and pain imo.

If I'm understanding the math, maybe that scales the regenerative range extension % by your tolerance for pedaling?

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The difference is that humans (unlike motors) have pretty low max power limits.

I assume this comment in relation to the starting from a stop being unpleasant?

If it's w.r.t. effect of low max power on low cumulative generation, I agree it does seem like a little silly to arbitrage your power generation this way. But maybe the tradeoff is worth it in some circumstances in their view?

Or maybe it's just a low cost addition as other commenters say.