Alpencamper: Compact Bike-Towed Caravan

Almería is putting up physical barriers to keep motorhomers off its former fairground — while Turkey simply evicts them from the beach. Lightship is quadrupling its electric-caravan factory in Colorado, even as 50% of Italian motorhome renters turn out to be under 35. Plus 800 kg of hashish in a motorhome at the Spanish border, Anker's 800 W charger running off the alternator, and Carstay as the mobile HQ of a Tokyo festival — all in this issue.

Donghua Hospital in Nantou County, Taiwan, converted two luxury RVs into mobile medical units worth about NT$10 million. Equipped with ultrasound, ECG, X-ray, and AI monitors for telemedicine, they will serve remote areas of Zhushan and Lugu.

Spain introduced new road sign S-128 and banned camper vans from parking near beaches. Germany responded with a 3.82-metre electric camper van — fits anywhere, furniture not included. JAL now rents out motorhomes from Narita with miles earned per rental. Storm Ali blowing a traveller's caravan off an Irish cliff, and the Outbound demo for PS5 — all in this issue.

Information about the pre-order for the Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo motorhome based on the V-Class has emerged in Taiwan. The price starts at 3.85 million Taiwanese dollars, the vehicle is equipped with a 2.0-liter diesel engine producing 190 hp, all-wheel drive, and a system for remotely controlling camper functions via smartphone.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has updated the Caddy California camper van with the Level 2 autonomous driving system IQ.DRIVE. The model features Travel Assist, adaptive cruise control, and lane-keeping assist, with a price in Taiwan of NT$1.698 million.

CMC has introduced a new two-tone 'Milk Cap Green' color for the Veryca A180 model. The company also offers factory-authorized legal modifications to convert the van into a pop-top camper, as well as detachable European-made camping kits.