Overview
- The Hainan provincial government published its '15th Five' ecological-civilization plan formalizing a steady move to stop selling new internal-combustion passenger cars by 2030.
- The plan requires that newly added and replacement public-service vehicles and private replacement cars (excluding special-purpose vehicles) be 100% new-energy vehicles by 2030 and sets a vehicle-to-charger ratio target below 2.5 to 1.
- The policy explicitly says existing fuel vehicles may continue to be legally driven after 2030 and will not face a mass immediate retirement.
- Provincial deployment figures cited in coverage show rapid recent uptake, including about 116,800 NEVs promoted in 2025 and large gains in penetration during the last five years.
- Analysts say Hainan’s island size, warm climate and growing clean-power mix make the target feasible locally but that wider adoption across China will depend on much more charging infrastructure, grid readiness and coordinated policy measures.