Spain: camper van tests every 6 months · VanLife Weekly #23
Spain now requires camper vans over 10 years old to be tested twice a year. Plus: 644 overnight parks in Japan and a wave of illegal stopovers in France.
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Updated 6 June 2026
€1.03
↓22% vs. region avg.
Full tank (80 L, diesel)
642 CNY
€82 · $95
100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)
80.25 CNY
€10.26 · $11.84
€0.13 per 1 CNY · updated weekly
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Price per kWh
We don't collect per-country electricity tariffs — enter your own price. Reference: AC home ~0.15–0.30 €/kWh, public DC fast charger 0.40–0.70 €/kWh.
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Litre/Gallon
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Route — select countries and distances
Shanghai → Hong Kong
1,590 km · ~€172 · ~4 days
🇨🇳 China 1560 km · 🇭🇰 Hong Kong 30 km
Kunming → Bangkok
1,740 km · ~€205 · ~4 days
🇨🇳 China 1140 km · 🇱🇦 Laos 290 km · 🇹🇭 Thailand 310 km
Urumqi → Bishkek
1,380 km · ~€138 · ~3 days
🇨🇳 China 1180 km · 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan 200 km
Harbin → Vladivostok
710 km · ~€70 · ~2 days
🇨🇳 China 360 km · 🇷🇺 Russia 350 km
Current fuel prices in China: diesel 8.02 CNY (€1.03 · $1.18) per liter, gasoline 8.35 CNY (€1.07 · $1.23) per liter.
The local gasoline grade is Gasoline 92 · RON 92 (92号汽油).
China ranks #4 out of 6 countries in East Asia by diesel price.
Use the route cost calculator to estimate your fuel expenses for a road trip through China.
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Every 2 weeks
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National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)
NDRC adjusts retail benchmarks based on international oil prices using an established mechanism and thresholds. This is a classic formula-based `regulated` regime.
Taxes and levies
Consumption tax, VAT, refining and distribution margins.
Subsidies
Usually no permanent subsidies on passenger gasoline; the mechanism smooths extremes.
LPG/Autogas
Rare
Bank cards
Limited
Price spread
Moderate
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Importer + Refiner
Data is collected automatically from government sources (EU Oil Bulletin, Statistics Norway, etc.) and independent aggregators, with selective manual cross-verification from at least two sources. Official data takes priority.
Prices are for reference only and may differ from actual prices at specific fuel stations.
Cargopedia.net · cargopedia.net
NDRC China · icauto.com.cn
SunSirs China (Commodity Data) · sunsirs.com
qiyoujiage.com (NDRC China, провинции) · qiyoujiage.com
License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 6 June 2026.
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78
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Liaoning 94China's largest RV parking lot, with 700 spaces, has opened in Guizhou province at the Baili Dujuan scenic area (Parking Lot No. 4). It offers two rates: 20 yuan per day (free water, paid electricity) and 38 yuan (all inclusive). Average summer temperature is 19°C. Facilities include showers, toilets, grocery stores, and a parcel pickup point.
Beijing Off-road has launched an updated version of the BJ40 SUV with extended range. The vehicle features an electric motor providing 252 km of range on a single charge and 11 driving modes. It can tow a trailer (caravan) and has external power supply for camping. The starting price is 169,800 yuan.
In Shenyang, near Hongqiao Middle School, a motorhome was parked within 100 meters of the Gaokao exam site. The student's mother borrowed the motorhome from a relative to provide her daughter with a place to rest and study between exams. The motorhome was not purchased specifically for this purpose but was lent by the student's uncle.
The article describes the experience of comfortably staying in a motorhome during heavy rain. The author notes that rainy weather does not hinder but rather adds coziness, provided the space is properly organized. Key points include the motorhome's airtightness, ventilation system, and the ability to observe nature from inside.
A woman born in the 1970s completed a solo trip in a camper van through uninhabited areas of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The route passed through sparsely populated territories with extreme conditions. The journey lasted several weeks, exact dates not specified.
Malapata Studio, the Spanish developer behind Camper Van: Make it Home, has unveiled Book Nook, a game about building and decorating miniature book nooks. The Steam page is live, and a demo is available. Only a PC version has been confirmed so far.
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