{"id":181161,"date":"2026-02-03T11:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=181161"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:05:55","slug":"big-oil-big-plug-why-q8-is-teaching-us-how-to-drive-electric","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/02\/03\/big-oil-big-plug-why-q8-is-teaching-us-how-to-drive-electric\/","title":{"rendered":"Grote olie, grote stekker: waarom Q8 ons leert hoe we elektrisch moeten rijden"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wanneer Q8 Belgium bestuurders van elektrische auto's geruststelt dat het normaal is om de betrouwbaarheid van een auto met verbrandingsmotor te missen, is er duidelijk iets veranderd. In een recente Instagram-reel opent de brandstofverkoper met de zin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQJVIsjDKjk\/\"><em>\u201cMis je je benzineauto?\u201d<\/em><\/a> alvorens praktisch advies te geven over hoe je het bereik van EV's in de praktijk kunt verbeteren en effici\u00ebnter kunt opladen.<\/p><p>Op het eerste gezicht lijkt dit een onwaarschijnlijke rol voor een bedrijf dat historisch geassocieerd wordt met olie. Deze inversie nodigt onvermijdelijk uit tot voorzichtigheid. Er is een oud Nederlands gezegde - <em>als de vos de passie preekt, boer hoed uw ganzen<\/em> - in het Engels vaak weergegeven als <em>\"Als de vos preekt, moet de boer op zijn ganzen letten\"<\/em>.<\/p><div class=\"leaky_paywall_message_wrap\"><div id=\"leaky_paywall_message\">Deze inhoud is gearchiveerd. <a href=\"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/subscription\/\">Inloggen of abonneren<\/a> tot een niveau dat toegang heeft tot gearchiveerde inhoud.<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Q8 Belgium reassures electric car drivers that it is normal to miss the reliability of a combustion-engine car, something has clearly shifted. 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