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Holidays! Travel Monkey is all set, so it's time to find out just how good a family car the @KiaUKPR EV9 is.

I went out to Germany with @lotuscars last week to see this in action. Nerdy but strangely exciting. evpowered.co.uk/news/lotus-e… via @EVPowered

Spent a fascinating morning watching the new Ford Explorer (and something else) being put together at the refitted factory in Cologne. Typically, had to leave just before the first production car was due to roll off the line

Today I will mostly be Grumpy Motor Man with a Van. A very green van

I swear that Frankfurt gives Birmingham a run for its money as the worst airport in Europe.

I went to have a sneak peek at the @KiaUKPR EV3 the other week. I suspect it's going to be pretty good. evpowered.co.uk/news/kia-ev3… via @EVPowered

I'd forgotten what a nice thing the Jaguar I-Pace is.

Right, before I try to deal with the horror of Marketplace or Gumtree, does anyone I know want an old, cheap Japanese motor? I can do you a scruffy SUV or slightly less scruffy supermini. CR-V is Mot'd til Sept, Yaris til Dec.

New mag out is in print but you can also read it on this fangled internet thing. Go on, give it a digital flick through

The new @MINI Aceman is here with five seats, two powertrain options and a price tag of around £32k. evpowered.co.uk/news/mini-ac… via @EVPowered

Spent quite a lot of time in the @jaguar I-Pace this past week. Middling efficiency and relatively slow charging aside, it's surprising how fresh this 6-year-old design still feels. Proper words coming soon on @EVPowered

Well this feels naughty!

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall at Alfa HQ last week... evpowered.co.uk/news/alfa-ro… via @EVPowered

I'm still rubbish at social media, but here's my latest review - the @BMWGroup iX1 evpowered.co.uk/electric-car… via @EVPowered