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Bogdan Popa

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Personal motto:

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow" - Jeff Valdez, Stand-up Comedian.

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Bogdan keeps an eye on how technology is taking over the car world, and more often than not, you’ll see him writing about the whole thing with a typing speed that a traffic camera could easily issue a ticket for.

He typically carries both an iPhone and Android device because there’s no such thing as the perfect phone, and he drives a car that some say is blue, others say is green.

His guilty pleasure is finding bugs in Android Auto (cc @Google, you’d better keep an eye on his reports, as these could actually help you refine the experience behind the wheel), and he occasionally tries out all kinds of weird gadgets that many people didn’t even know they exist.

His daily tech arsenal also includes a smartwatch and earbuds because that’s how geeks rock, as well as a laptop that has nothing in common with fruit.

Bogdan’s long-term goals are buying an 18-wheeler because he needs more space in the trunk for his kid’s toys, as well as convincing Google and Apple that Android Auto and CarPlay deserve at least as much attention as the phones that these two companies build.

When he’s not writing about cars, Bogdan’s probably trying to fit a bike in the 375-liter trunk of his car or posting tech stuff for autoevolution’s sister site Softpedia.
GM to Sell Chinese-Built Chevrolet Sail in Foreign Markets
GM to Sell Chinese-Built Chevrolet Sail in Foreign Markets

7 Feb 2011, 08:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The fact that more and more Chinese carmakers are concentrating their efforts on the Chinese market is not a new thing anymore, but some of them are actually looking into ways to benefit the most from the local conditions in some other areas. Gener...

 
Ford Focus First Edition Launched
Ford Focus First Edition Launched

7 Feb 2011, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford has just announced a limited Focus series for the Netherlands that will go on sale before the 2011 model makes in debut in the country in April, later this year. The so-called First Edition will be offered as a 4-door sedan, a 5-door hatchback...

 
autoevolution Poll: Visitors Expect More from the 2012 NAIAS
autoevolution Poll: Visitors Expect More from the 2012 NAIAS

4 Feb 2011, 14:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2011 North American International Show (NAIAS) held in Detroit at the Cobo Center has officially closed its doors and carmakers, together with organizers, are still looking on the statistics to see how many people visited their stands during th...

 
Diddy Buys Son a Brand New Maybach
Diddy Buys Son a Brand New Maybach

3 Feb 2011, 14:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Diddy isn't only a very appreciated rapper but also one of the best fathers on earth. Because money is not at all important when it comes to his family and, as long as his son Justin is concerned, driving one of the most luxurious limousine ev...

 
Schumacher Confident He Can Win Eight Title
Schumacher Confident He Can Win Eight Title

27 Jan 2011, 16:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although the first season since he returned to Formula 1 wasn't quite successful, Michael Schumacher is confident that greater performances are to take place in the remaining two years at Mercedes GP. Furthermore, the seven-time world champion...

 
European Jetta to Land in the US in 2014
European Jetta to Land in the US in 2014

27 Jan 2011, 15:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After Volkswagen rolled out the new Passat at the 2011 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, company executives stepped in and announced that no new models should be expected for the next years because the lineup will continue to be dr...

 
Kia Sedona Named "Best Minivan for the Money"
Kia Sedona Named "Best Minivan for the Money"

27 Jan 2011, 14:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are going great for South Korean manufacturer Kia Motors, especially in the United States where its models achieve new milestones every once in a while. This time, it's all about the Sedona minivan, a model that recently received the To...

 
Alfa Romeo's 2011 Sales Target Doesn't Match Fiat's
Alfa Romeo's 2011 Sales Target Doesn't Match Fiat's

27 Jan 2011, 14:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Alfa Romeo is an iconic brand that's expected to revive in the next few years, and Sergio Marchionne himself admitted that it has so much potential that it could even grow bigger than Fiat. In reality however, things aren't going so well ...

 
Paddy Lowe Appointed McLaren Technical Director
Paddy Lowe Appointed McLaren Technical Director

27 Jan 2011, 13:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With all eyes set on Force India's announcement that Paul di Resta, Adrian Sutil and Nico Hulkenberg will make the trio to race for the 2011 title, McLaren wanted its very own slice of attention and stepped in front of the media today to annou...

 
GM Rolls Out Indian-Made Gasoline Engine
GM Rolls Out Indian-Made Gasoline Engine

27 Jan 2011, 11:19 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / General Motors has just took the wraps off what it calls Smartech, a gasoline engine produced exclusively by its Indian operations and that will be installed in several models sold on the local market. The engine will be firstly installed on the Ch...

 
Tesla Launches Battery Recycling Program
Tesla Launches Battery Recycling Program

27 Jan 2011, 10:37 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tesla Motors has already revealed, through the voice of its CEO, the future product plans, with several electric vehicles to hit the market in a few years. Since we're talking about an EV manufacturer that equips its cars with battery packs, t...

 
Di Resta: F1 Seat, a Dream Come True
Di Resta: F1 Seat, a Dream Come True

27 Jan 2011, 10:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Force India yesterday announced in a press conference that Adrian Sutil, Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg is the trio that will have to race against big names such as James Button, Sebastian Vettel or Lewis Hamilton in the 2011 F1 season wearing t...

 
MINI Countryman in China Next Month
MINI Countryman in China Next Month

27 Jan 2011, 09:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / China is an attractive market for MINI too, as the iconic British brand has posted pretty impressive sales in 2010, with deliveries growing 140 percent as compared to the year before. And of course, the company tries to take full advantage of this,...

 
Weber Sees Hulkenberg Back in Racing in 2012
Weber Sees Hulkenberg Back in Racing in 2012

27 Jan 2011, 09:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nico Hulkenberg will be the third Force India driver but that's not something bad at all, thinks manager Willi Weber who also predicts that the 23-year old German will most likely return to racing in the next season. Hulkenberg last year raced...

 
BYD Working on New Compact Sedan
BYD Working on New Compact Sedan

27 Jan 2011, 09:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The future will be a lot brighter for Chinese carmaker BYD which not only plans to debut in the United States in the years to come but also works on a number of projects, more appealing to the auto industry. The first to be released is reportedly t...

 
Di Resta Says Vettel and Hamilton Had Easier Access to F1
Di Resta Says Vettel and Hamilton Had Easier Access to F1

27 Jan 2011, 08:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that he has been confirmed as driver for the Force India team in the 2011 F1 season, Paul di Resta took a minute to talk about some other big names in the paddock, some of which managed to achieve impressive performances. Di Resta says both...

 
VW XL1 Will Be Produced
VW XL1 Will Be Produced

27 Jan 2011, 08:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen unveiled the XL1 ultra-efficient concept at the Qatar Motor Show and, while everybody agreed that this is indeed a great idea, the same question was on everyone's lips: will this ever be produced or not? Well, it might seem like the...

 
Nissan Goes Forward with Leaf US Plant Construction
Nissan Goes Forward with Leaf US Plant Construction

27 Jan 2011, 07:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Nissan continues the construction of its manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee, which will produce lithium-ion batteries for the company's first all-electric vehicle already on sale in the United States. Nissan Leaf will be manufactured ...

 
Porsche Grows Bigger in the Middle East
Porsche Grows Bigger in the Middle East

26 Jan 2011, 15:42 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Porsche has just announced, on the sidelines of the 2011 Qatar Motor Show, that 2010 was its best year ever in the Middle East, posting a 20 percent increase after calendar year that ended December 31. The company has delivered a total of 6,842 uni...

 
Di Resta Joins Adrian Sutil at Force India
Di Resta Joins Adrian Sutil at Force India

26 Jan 2011, 15:13 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like everybody expected, the Force India team has just confirmed that Paul di Resta will join Adrian Sutil for the 2011 season, with the debut scheduled for March 13, at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Of course, nobody's surprised with the an...

 

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