:/ doesn't hold in my mind. Last time I checked, energy can't be created or destroyed, only transferred :p
As far as I'm aware friction doesn't work like that, you need to produce movement first. Friction is brake for movement, it absorbs energy of movement into thermal energy, sometimes electrical. Now you have lets say 0 VE and 0 AP yet when timer ticks you get stuff back. With friction a lot has to be invested to have insignificant output produced.
In MD you're actually producing tons of VE/AP etc. Which comes from...? Basically we are producing "energy" in MD, which means... Hey Mur, Einstein would like to have a word with you :))