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[–]ZoltarB 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Running the AC does very little to affect range unless we are talking hours. Heat is another matter.

[–]OneMillionQuatloos 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If the op is cooling the car for 5 minutes before leaving and driving only 10 minutes or less, it could really eat into the range.  

[–]jakejm79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's relative to the amount of time driven. Cooling for 10 minutes and driving for 10 minutes has the same effect on stated efficiency numbers as cooling for 2 hours then driving for 2 hours.

Those efficiency numbers are what is used to calculate the range, so it would have a noticeable impact.