Episode 135: Dr. Rene LeBlanc

Rene LeBlanc is the Chief Technical Officer at Lithium Americas. Rene has also worked for Tesla and FMC Lithium (now Livent).

Topics:

How much lithium is needed in the production of a lithium ion battery pack?

Update on Cauchari

Ramping up a greenfield lithium project

Cycle times

Seasonality in brine production

Update on Thacker Pass

LAC's new Technical Center in Reno

DLE

Price

ESG

Cauchari's water use vs currently used DLE

Talent acquisition

Rapid fire