German motorhome sales fall for third year · VanLife Weekly #34
Motorhome sales in Germany are falling for a third year, and rental firm Vanever has gone bankrupt. Also: a new disposal point on Tenerife.
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Updated 22 August 2026
€1.56
Petrol (RON 91)
↑0% vs. region avg.
Petrol (RON 95)
Petrol (RON 98)
Diesel
LPG (autogas)
↓5% vs. region avg.
E85 (ethanol)
Full tank (80 L, diesel)
203 AUD
€125 · $146
100 km (10 L/100 km, diesel)
25.39 AUD
€15.58 · $18.19
Per-station prices are shown where official open data is available:
The list of countries is expanding.
Up to 13.26 A$ difference per 60 L tank
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Up to 10.92 A$ difference per 60 L tank
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Up to 12.06 A$ difference per 60 L tank
Based on 2666 stations
Up to 15.18 A$ difference per 60 L tank
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Up to 12.6 A$ difference per 60 L tank
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Up to 29.76 A$ difference per 60 L tank
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Up to 20.4 A$ difference per 60 L tank
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€0.61 per 1 AUD · updated weekly
When this section launched, some countries had few price sources, so the earliest points on the chart may be inaccurate. We keep adding new sources — recent data is more reliable.
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Your single price applies to every country on the route.
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Brisbane → Cairns
1,710 km · ~€266 · ~4 days
Australia 1710 km
Adelaide → Alice Springs
1,640 km · ~€256 · ~4 days
Australia 1640 km
Perth → Esperance
740 km · ~€115 · ~2 days
Australia 740 km
Darwin → Yulara
1,750 km · ~€273 · ~4 days
Australia 1750 km
Current fuel prices in Australia: Unleaded 91 — 2.07 AUD (€1.27 · $1.48), Premium 95 — 2.23 AUD (€1.37 · $1.60), Premium 98 — 2.33 AUD (€1.43 · $1.67), Diesel — 2.54 AUD (€1.56 · $1.82), Premium Diesel — 2.54 AUD (€1.56 · $1.82), LPG — 1.46 AUD (€0.90 · $1.05), E85 — 2.47 AUD (€1.52 · $1.77) per liter.
Available fuel grades in Australia: Unleaded 91, Premium 95, Premium 98, Diesel, Premium Diesel, LPG, E85.
The local gasoline grade is Unleaded 91.
Australia ranks #4 out of 5 countries in Oceania by diesel price.
Use the route cost calculator to estimate your fuel expenses for a road trip through Australia.
Average pump price ( · Australia) ≈ . Below — how much of it is crude, refining, logistics and taxes. ()
An estimated market model: the crude part is from the current Brent price, refining and logistics from the methodology, tax as the residual (retail price − cost). Not the accounting cost of a specific refinery and not a forecast.
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.
OpenVan Stations (median) · openvan.camp/maps
FuelWatch WA (Australia) · fuelwatch.wa.gov.au
NSW FuelCheck · api.onegov.nsw.gov.au
FuelCheck TAS · fuelcheck.tas.gov.au
MyFuel NT · myfuelnt.nt.gov.au
AIP Australia (Australian Institute of Petroleum) · aip.com.au/pricing
FuelWatch WA · fuelwatch.wa.gov.au
FuelRadar Australia (fuelradar.com.au) · fuelradar.com.au
License CC BY 4.0 — free use, distribution and adaptation with attribution to OpenVan.camp. Fuel data updated: 22 August 2026.
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