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In my opinion if there is a bunch of wasted energy there will be heat buildup. So the springs don't waste any energy, they store some briefly and then immediately return it to where it needs to be. So the shocks do take in energy and don't return it by slowing the spring travel down. In something like off road Baha 1000 racing they do get very hot and have remote reservoirs but on a street car there is very little heat which to me would mean very little energy to gain.
I would think if you are adding some kind of generator to capture wasted energy, look at where there is heat. The brakes have been figured out with regen braking. On an ICE there is much more to be gained in the cooling system and exhaust, but even an EV there is a battery cooling system that is wasting heat and I bet the motors make more heat than the shocks too.
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