Lightning

Lightning electric pickup sales were up 113% last month, propelling Ford to a new EV sales record in November. Ford is now the second best-selling EV brand behind Tesla in the US. Ford sets new EV sales record in November Ford’s CEO Jim Farley broke the news on Friday that F-150 Lightning sales broke a monthly sales record last month. F-150 Lightning sales more than doubled (+113%) in November, with 4,393 units sold. With the growth, Ford’s Lightning is the best-selling electric pickup…

The rather excellent AirPods Pro 2 are available for a cheaper price from the Apple Store thanks to its Apple Certified Refurbished program, but there’s a small catch – you can only get the Lightning version. The refurbished AirPods Pro 2s are available starting today, and you can pick them up for just $209, $40 cheaper than retail price. All Apple refurbished tech is covered by a 14-day return policy, giving you time to test them out before fully committing, and the purchases are also covered by a one-year warranty. You…

Born in Penny Lane, Liverpool in 1958, Ian Broudie attended his first gig, the Beatles at the Liverpool Empire, when he was six. A member of punk band Big In Japan in his teens with Holly Johnson and the KLF’s Bill Drummond, he went on to produce records by Echo and the Bunnymen, the Fall, Alison Moyet, Texas and the Coral. Recording as the Lightning Seeds from 1989, he has released seven albums, and his 1996 song for that year’s UEFA European Championship, Three Lions, has been No 1 three times. He has just published his…

CEO Jim Farley announced the Ford F-150 Lightning had its best-ever sales month, breaking the record in November. Ford Lightning sets new sales record in November Farley said the company sold nearly 4,400 electric trucks this past month, an over 100% increase compared to last year. The uptick comes after Lightning sales fell by 46% in the third quarter. Ford told Electrek in September that “F-150 Lightning production is starting to ramp after a six-week shutdown.” Ford said it was on…

If you ordered a Ford F-150 Lightning and were unable to get the vehicle, you may be in luck. Ford is paying 2023 F-150 Lightning buyers $2,500 for unmet orders to switch to the 2024 model. Ford to pay Lightning XLT buyers for unmet orders According to a dealer’s note Thursday, Ford will give buyers who ordered a 2023 Lightning XLT that was never built a $2,500 discount off the 2024 model. The incentive will help offset the price difference between the model years. Ford initially launched…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Lightning is one of the most spectacular natural phenomena. With technological advancements, researchers are using more advanced tools and methods to study lightning to better understand its complex physical processes. Among these tools, the Very High Frequency Lightning Interferometer stands out as a…

Recent research highlights the growing threat of lightning-induced wildfires in boreal forests due to climate change. The study, involving global collaboration and utilizing machine learning, identified lightning as the primary cause of fires in intact extratropical forests, in contrast to human-induced fires in tropical regions. Climate models predict a significant increase in lightning frequency with global warming, posing a higher risk of intense wildfires.Research indicates an increased threat of lightning-induced…

For many of us, the holidays are when we level-up devices for ourselves and our loved ones, because pretty much everything is on sale. It’s right after Apple, Google, and Samsung have refreshed their offerings. As Gizmodo’s resident smartphone expert, I think this is the best time to toss out the old and swap in the new—but only if it’s truly time for an upgrade. Every piece of hardware that hit my desk in 2023 felt like a launch that was finally substantial enough to justify moving on from a three-, four-, or…

Not many animated athletes manage to reach icon status, but it seems safe to say that Lightning McQueen has managed just that. The character first debuted in 2006’s Cars, a flick that soon spawned a franchise. A franchise that entirely follows anthropomorphized vehicles, which all by itself is a tall task. Add to that the long delay between each of its releases — five years between the first and second, and six between second and third — and the way its branching offerings compounded in the time between flicks, and the…

Nothing screams “style” quite like a proper pair of Crocs, am I right? Mix in a dash of Lightning McQueen and you might find yourself receiving an invitation to the next MET Gala ⏤ that’s the We Got This Covered wish, anyway. Now, as Karl Lagerfeld rolls in his grave, let’s get down to business: Every now and then, Cars becomes everyone’s favorite topic all over again, and the sporadic trendiness of Lightning McQueen remains a mystery to many. From cars mirroring our beloved red racer to statistical analyses of the film,…