Running AC does not take that much range away now running the heater does take a lot of range away.
When I got 50 mile on one charge the other day the AC ran the whole time. I would like to see them switch to a heat pump for heat.
The lithium batteries are really pampered they are water cooled and they are warranted for 8 years 100,000 miles. There are people with 50,000 EV miles that have not lost range.
Here are some actual Volt drives numbers.
Volt Stats! Tracking real world usage of Chevy Volts in the wild...
With all EV or EV extended range cars you need to look at how you use your car and see if it is a good fit.
They are not the right fit for everyone but for lots of people the work very well.
It has some of the highest owner satisfaction of any car.
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/29/c...er-satisfacti/