According to China News Service, a Chinese media outlet, the People's Government of Hainan Province, southern China, recently announced the "15th Five-Year Plan Hainan National Ecological Civilization Pilot Zone Plan (15th Five-Year Plan for Beautiful Hainan Construction)." The plan states that the ban on internal combustion engine vehicle sales in 2030 will be "steadily" promoted, and the ownership ratio of "new energy vehicles" using non-traditional power sources such as Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) will be increased from 23.75% in 2025 to 45%. The article reported, "This means that Hainan will become the first province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the central government in China not to sell internal combustion engine vehicles." According to the article, Hainan's "Clean Energy Island Construction" was deepened and upgraded during the 14th Five-Year Plan period until 2025, and the proportion of new energy vehicles in new car sales became the highest in the nation, while the new energy vehicle ownership ratio became the second highest in the nation. (Translation and Editing / Yanagawa)