Wednesday
March 12
2025

Colombia’s EV Sales Soar, but Battery Recycling Startups Struggle to Keep Pace

For three years, Juan Vega sped across Cartagena, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, on his electric motorcycle — one of thousands of recent converts to the environment-friendly option. When he needed to replace the lithium battery last year, however, he found he had few options to dispose of it safely.

Photo courtesy of Kindel Media.

Source: Rest of World (link opens in a new window)

Categories
Energy, Technology, Transportation, WASH
Tags
circular economy, decarbonization, e-mobility, recycling, startups, waste