Published on: 2026-07-20
Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation
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Haikou, July 20 /Xinhua/ — The island province of Hainan /South China/ has set a goal to ban the sale of traditional fuel vehicles within its territory by 2030. This is stated in the province’s plan to create a national pilot zone for ecological civilization for 2026-2030, recently published by the local government.
According to the plan, by 2030, throughout the entire province, the share of vehicles powered by environmentally friendly energy sources among new and replacement vehicles in public transportation and utility services, as well as the share of vehicles powered by new energy sources (NEV) among new and replacement private vehicles, must reach 100 percent, except for special-purpose vehicles.
The share of NEV vehicles in the total number of cars is expected to increase from 23.75% in 2025 to 45% during the specified period. The province’s charging network will also be improved, with the ratio of electric vehicles to charging stations maintained at around 2.5 to 1, according to the plan.
In 2018, Hainan Province set the goal for the first time to ban the sale of traditional fuel vehicles by 2030, becoming the first provincial-level administrative division in China to establish a timeline for this initiative within its territory. The aforementioned new regional government plan confirms that the province is steadily moving towards the set goal.
According to the Department of Industry and Informatization of Hainan Province, as of October 2025, the penetration rate of NEV vehicles in Hainan reached 67.14%, meaning two out of every three newly registered vehicles in this province were NEV vehicles. Over the past five years, the province ranked first and second in the country for the penetration rate of NEV vehicles and their share in the total number of vehicles.
The rapid transition to NEV vehicles is driven by changes in the energy structure of the province. As of the end of June 2026, the installed capacity of power plants operating on new energy sources, such as wind and solar power, on Hainan amounted to 50.1 percent of the total installed capacity of all energy system facilities.
In its plan, Hainan also promised to develop offshore wind power, nuclear power, geothermal energy, and to use types of “green” fuels such as renewable natural gas, biodiesel, and aviation biofuels to increase the share of installed capacity from renewable energy sources to 55 percent by 2030.
Hainan’s new plan aligns with the country’s goal of ensuring energy security and promoting green transformation. Previously, the National Development and Reform Commission of China and the National Energy Administration of China jointly issued a plan stating that by 2030, China will have basically established a new system aimed at ensuring environmentally clean, low-carbon, safe, and efficient development of the country’s energy sector.
According to the plan, by 2030 the country’s total power generation capacity will reach 5.8 billion tons of coal equivalent. Coal and oil consumption should peak, the share of non-fossil energy sources should account for 25 percent of total energy consumption, and the share of wind and solar energy should exceed 50 percent of the country’s total installed capacity, becoming the main component of installed capacity.
By 2030, the share of non-fossil energy sources in the total electricity generation should reach 50%, becoming the main source of electricity. It is expected that the new energy system will be largely formed by 2030.
China has set targets to peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
The country has built the world’s largest and fastest-growing renewable energy system, providing stronger support for the transition to a green and low-carbon economy.
China has already become the world’s largest manufacturer and consumer of NEV vehicles. According to the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security of China, the share of newly registered NEV vehicles in China in the first half of 2026 reached almost half, amounting to 49.42%, which is 4.45 percentage points higher than in the same period last year. During the reporting period, 5.195 million new NEV vehicles were registered in China.
The NEV vehicle sector in China has experienced explosive growth over the past decade. In 2014, there were only 120 thousand NEV vehicles on the country’s roads. By the end of June 2026, the total number of NEV vehicles in the country reached 48.97 million, accounting for 13.19 percent of China’s vehicle fleet, with 68.77 percent of NEV vehicles being purely electric cars (33.68 million units). -0-
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