Keeping interior cool / AC on after leaving car?

[LonePalmBJ]

Do you loose much in the way of range?
I am planning on doing this daily around noon to keep the interior from getting baked.
Unfortunately don't have a garage spot for work.

Honestly, I haven't noticed any meaningful change to charge level or range. I know logically that running the climate control requires energy, but I've never noticed any battery drop. It's insignificant.

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[satchurator]

My experience is that it works quite well. If you plug in and charge at a hotel overnight on a Charger, the battery will preheat if you set a departure time and choose preheat etc. I have done this several times with nights at a few degrees C below zero and the battery has been up to about 16 to 21 degrees. It is not preheated for going to an Ionity charger (30+ degrees) but it helps efficency when starting to drive.

This is what I was referring to - not preconditioning for an imminent charge, but warming the battery from a deep cold soak ahead of departure time. I wasn’t sure if that’s just a side affect of charging, or if it’s explicitly part of departure timer actions - bringing the battery to an optimal operating temperature.