Visitors check out the front trunk of a new energy vehicle at the 2026 Hainan International Auto Expo and the 8th Hainan International New Energy Vehicle Exhibition in Haikou, South China"s Hainan Province, on July 9, 2026. Photo: VCG

　　South China"s Hainan Province will become the first province in China to stop sales of new fuel-powered vehicles by 2030, according to a newly released plan, as the island province accelerates the construction of its National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone.

　　Hainan will steadily advance the phase-out of fuel-powered vehicle sales by 2030, media reported on Monday, citing the 15th Five-Year Plan for the construction of Beautiful Hainan released by the Hainan provincial government on July 3.

　　The share of new-energy vehicles (NEVs) in the province"s vehicle fleet is expected to rise to 45 percent by 2030, up from 23.75 percent in 2025, multiple media outlets reported.

　　The plan requires that all newly added and replacement vehicles in public services and social operation sectors, except for special-purpose vehicles, use clean energy, while all newly added and replacement vehicles in the private vehicle sector be NEVs by the end of the plan period.

　　The policy targets new vehicle sales rather than existing vehicles on the road. After 2030, newly sold fuel-powered vehicles will no longer be available in Hainan, while registered stock fuel-powered vehicles will remain eligible for inspections and legal road use, according to media reports.

　　To support the transition, Hainan will improve its charging infrastructure layout and aims to keep the province-wide vehicle-to-charging-pile ratio within 2.5:1 by 2030, helping ease concerns over charging availability.