Shanghai Daily(@shanghaidaily):Hainan just made history — it's now officially the first province in China to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2030. The plan is ambitious: New/upgraded vehicles (both public and private) must be 100% new energy by 2030 EV share expected to hit 45% of all cars on the road Charging network will keep the car-to-plug ratio under 2.5:1 to ease range anxiety

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2026.07.13 06:00

Hainan just made history — it's now officially the first province in China to ban sales of gas-powered cars by 2030. The plan is ambitious: New/upgraded vehicles (both public and private) must be 100% new energy by 2030 EV share expected to hit 45% of all cars on the road Charging network will keep the car-to-plug ratio under 2.5:1 to ease range anxiety