Self-taught mechanics give second life to Jordan’s glut of spent EV batteries

As EV sales boom in Jordan, a lack of formal infrastructure for dealing with end-of-life batteries is leading to some innovative solutions
Man leans over large depleted EV battery in a workshop in Amman
Shadi Jameel at work in his repair shop in Amman's al Bayader industrial area (Photo: Shadi Jameel)

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