{"id":193056,"date":"2026-09-02T12:15:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/?p=193056"},"modified":"2026-09-02T09:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T07:45:16","slug":"how-belgium-turned-mini-into-a-fleet-car-accent-orders-record-500-evs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmobility.news\/nl\/2026\/09\/02\/how-belgium-turned-mini-into-a-fleet-car-accent-orders-record-500-evs\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoe Belgi\u00eb van de MINI een wagens voor wagenparken maakte: Accent bestelt een recordaantal van 500 elektrische auto\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"Vroeger was de MINI het soort auto dat werknemers graag wilden hebben, maar waar wagenparkbeheerders aarzelden om aan te schaffen. In Belgi\u00eb is dat imago opmerkelijk snel veranderd. 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