Turkey’s government has imposed new rules regarding the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) within the country, decreeing that companies importing EVs must have at least 140 authorized service stations spread evenly across the country and open a call center for each brand. While not explicitly targeted against Chinese companies, the requirements are widely seen as targeting them due to the recent influx of EVs imported from the country and the European Union’s (EU) exemption from the new rules. Not a single company satisfies the conditions of these rules which come into effect in less than 3 weeks, and so exemption will be the only path forward for companies in the foreseeable future. China exported nearly $180 million of EVs to…