Hainan Province Bans New Fuel-Powered Vehicle Sales by 2030

The Government of Hainan Province has established a 2030 deadline to ban the sale of new fuel-powered internal combustion engine vehicles, making it the first provincial-level region in China to do so. Detailed in the 15th Five-Year Plan for the construction of Beautiful Hainan, the mandate requires all new and replacement private, public service, and commercial vehicles to be new-energy vehicles (NEVs), excluding special-purpose vehicles.

The province aims to increase the NEV share of its total vehicle fleet from 23.75 percent in 2025 to over 45 percent by 2030. To support this infrastructure, officials plan to maintain a vehicle-to-charging-pile ratio within 2.5:1. The transition is backed by a shifting energy grid; as of June 2026, renewable sources accounted for 50.1 percent of total installed capacity, with a goal for clean energy to reach 80 percent by 2030.

First proposed in 2018, this initiative aligns with the Government of China's broader goals to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. This commitment contrasts with recent moves by the European Commission to relax its own 2035 ban on combustion-engine cars. Registered fuel-powered vehicles will remain legal for road use after the 2030 deadline.