Hainan province China: Stop selling fuel vehicles by 2030

On August 20, according to the website of the Hainan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, Hainan has determined that the sale of fuel vehicles will be stopped in 2030.

According to the report, in order to implement the spirit of the "Hainan Province clean energy Vehicle Development Plan", "Hainan Province New energy vehicle Promotion Medium and long-term action Plan (2023-2030)", "Hainan Province Carbon Peak Implementation Plan" and other documents, and orderly promote the sale of fuel vehicles in 2030, Hainan plans to carry out legislative research on Hainan Free Trade Port to promote the development of new energy vehicles.

In order to ensure the independence and impartiality of the relevant work, the Hainan Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology intends to entrust a third party to carry out the work.

The contents of the commission include providing legal support for measures such as the complete cessation of the sale of fuel vehicles in Hainan by 2030, the construction of a unified national large market, and the special right of way for new energy vehicles, carrying out legislative research on the Regulations on Promoting the Development of new Energy Vehicles in Hainan Free Trade Port (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations"), and giving full play to the role of legislation in guaranteeing and standardizing. We will promote the high-quality development of new energy vehicles in Hainan Province.

The content of the project includes investigating the development status of new energy vehicles in Hainan, analyzing and summarizing the development difficulties, pain points, blocking points and legislative needs.

To study and put forward suggestions and countermeasures that meet the actual conditions of Hainan, support the research and writing of relevant provisions of the Provisions, and clarify the basic requirements of legislative purpose, scope of application, basic principles, organizational structure, division of labor among departments, development planning, product information confirmation, public data collection, safe driving, vehicle scrapping, and power lifepo4 battery traceability. Formulate comprehensive measures to encourage and guarantee the high-quality development of new energy vehicles in Hainan. The Provisions should be based on the actual and future needs of the development of Hainan Free Trade Port, follow the objective laws of the development of new energy vehicles, and integrate the strategic positioning and development direction of the national ecological civilization pilot zone.

Assist in completing the work of submitting the Provisions for review according to local legislative procedures, including but not limited to completing the annotated draft of regulations, legislative explanations, compilation of regulations, review responses, etc.

A more iconic scene is that, according to the latest national passenger car market analysis report released by the Passenger Federation in July 2024, the new energy vehicle market has achieved significant growth, and retail sales in July reached 878,000 units, an increase of 36.9% year-on-year and 2.8% month-on-month.

Most notably, in July, the retail penetration rate of domestic new energy vehicles exceeded 50% for the first time, reaching 51.1%.

The death of fuel vehicles is not so simple. Is the existing new energy vehicle the final form?

On the one hand, the penetration rate of new energy vehicles has gradually increased, and on the other hand, Hainan has opened a ban on fuel vehicles, and it seems that the death of fuel vehicles is in a short time. But the death of the gas-powered car may not be so simple.

As mentioned in the article, new energy vehicles along the way, without the preference of policies, and fuel vehicles have been in the "grandma does not hurt, uncle does not love" situation. In the domestic ban on the sale of fuel vehicles in Hainan, is completely in the tropical province, and the province is not large, coupled with scattered charging facilities, pure electric models are afraid of cold characteristics, mileage anxiety are infinitely reduced.

But what if those conditions are gone? After the policy is no longer biased toward fuel vehicles, is there still a huge advantage in the use cost and acquisition cost of new energy vehicles? In areas north of Shanhaigou and where charging facilities are not yet widespread, can new energy vehicles break consumers' concerns about new energy vehicles?

At the same time, in the process of rapid growth of new energy vehicles, fuel vehicles are also growing. Since the beginning of this year, a major feature of Camry and Magten replacement is the targeted reinforcement of intelligence, and even in the field of intelligent driving, suppliers such as Top New Energy car have begun to bring fuel model upgrades...