[NavinF]

Of course the AC affects range on ICE cars, but nobody cares about that because there's always a gas station around the corner or at the next exit.

You are the exception. That's what all the replies are trying to tell you

[Tor3]

That's probably true in the US. Not around here, in a semi-populated region of Europe. It's far shorter to somewhere to charge than it is to a gas station. There used to be lots of them, but they started to disappear even before EVs were a thing. For me the nearest one is quite a bit away, through a toll booth even.

[NavinF]

If you provided that context, you would not have gotten such incredulous replies. Btw the US isn't special. I'm in India right now and there's a petrol station around every corner just like there's a gas station around every corner back home