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🇿🇦 South Africa — fuel prices

Updated: 02.05.2026

Diesel

$1.43 /l

ZAR25.90 · €1.33/l

50 of 115

cheaper than 57% of countries

Petrol

$1.12 /l

ZAR20.19 · €1.04/l

33 of 114

cheaper than 72% of countries

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Weekly Digest #18 · Apr 28 – May 3 Lifestyle © AI · OpenVan.camp
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Weekly Digest #18 · Apr 28 – May 3

Bürstner has halted caravan production as demand fell 13%. Poland is proposing to scrap road tolls for campervans, while Liguria counts the cost of 8,000 motorhomes descending on the region. Tom Hanks' son has swapped Hollywood for a trailer in pursuit of a music career, and a French couple has driven 100,000 km from the North Cape to Senegal — and that's not even the whole story. All this in this issue.

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VanLife Weekly #17 · April 20–26 Lifestyle © AI · OpenVan.camp
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VanLife Weekly #17 · April 20–26

Greece has cancelled its own camper van ban — a year and a half on, as if it got cold feet. In Tenerife, 500 motorhomes blocked a motorway demanding the same — pitches and dump stations. In Miami, 200 families are being evicted from a motorhome park by September, while Córdoba is only just applying for permission for a new overnight area. Plus 21 kg of cocaine in a motorhome in Lanzarote, a fake eight-wheeled Mercedes-AMG G63 and a Starbucks coffee trailer in Seoul — in this issue.

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Weekly Digest #16 · 13–19 April Lifestyle © AI · OpenVan.camp
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Weekly Digest #16 · 13–19 April

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.

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Weekly Digest #15 · April 6–12 Lifestyle © AI · OpenVan.camp
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Weekly Digest #15 · April 6–12

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.

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Weekly Digest #14 · March 30–April 5 Lifestyle © AI · OpenVan.camp
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Weekly Digest #14 · March 30–April 5

ARI Motors released a camper van the size of a regular van — and it's now Germany's smallest production electric camper at €30,000. JAL decided its passengers hadn't traveled enough and offered a sequel: a motorhome pickup straight from Narita. The lawsuit against Stellantis over "cheat" diesel software, a yellow DHL van in the hands of a retiree, and 413 million campsite overnight stays across Europe — all in this issue.

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Weekly Digest #13 · 23–29 March Lifestyle © AI · OpenVan.camp
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Weekly Digest #13 · 23–29 March

Spain set a motorhome registration record — and immediately tightened the rules. On Mallorca, 150 caravans took over a sports complex car park because renting a flat costs more. Solar Butterfly returned from a solar-powered trip around the world, and Bryansk promises a camper for 3.9 million roubles — in this issue.

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Weekly Digest #12 · March 16–22 Lifestyle © AI · OpenVan.camp
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Weekly Digest #12 · March 16–22

Spain tightened inspections for camper vans — meanwhile in Torrox, 50 motorhomes occupied a riverbed. Italians 3D-printed a motorhome from plastic in four days, Hyundai unveiled an 800-volt electric camper, and 34 million Americans are hitting the road. Demolitions in Turkey, bans in Scotland, and a woman who drove along the Baltic in an electric Smart — all in this issue.

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Invader's New Expandable Viator Trailer Industry © New Atlas
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Invader's New Expandable Viator Trailer

South African manufacturer Invader has unveiled the prototype of its Viator trailer featuring an electric roof-lift system. The 5.5-meter-long model deploys in under a minute, includes a bedroom, hybrid bathroom, and slide-out kitchen, with a tare weight of 1,250 kg. The production version is scheduled for June delivery starting at ZAR 585,000.

Source: New Atlas ENG
Weekly Digest #11 · March 9–15 Lifestyle © AI · OpenVan.camp
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Weekly Digest #11 · March 9–15

Warendorf introduced paid motorhome parking — and lost its tourists. Japan quietly reached 607 RV parks while Nagoya showed a camper on a rocket launcher chassis. The Turkish coastal ban, a Polish trailer with a side shower, and Korean rentals straight from the train — in this issue.

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Berg Offroad launches three-person CX4 caravan with slide-out bedroom Industry © New Atlas
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Berg Offroad launches three-person CX4 caravan with slide-out bedroom

South African company Berg Offroad has expanded its caravan lineup with the CX4 model, designed for three to four people. The 17.5-foot-long caravan features a slide-out rear bedroom module with a queen-size bed, a hybrid bathroom, and a kitchen with a stove and fridge. The model, launched in December 2025, has a base price of ZAR 599,950 (approx. US$37,250).

Source: New Atlas HRV

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