Colombia’s EV sales soar, but battery recycling startups struggle to keep pace Rest of World By: Juliana Bedoya 5 March 2025 at 06:00 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... © Photography by Santiago Mesa for Rest of WorldBatteries ready to be repaired and brought back to life at the company Batx in Medellín, Colombia.