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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.
2009 Renault Twingo Range Detailed
2009 Renault Twingo Range Detailed

5 Jun 2009, 09:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The 2009 Renault Twingo, which is already available through the authorized dealership network in France, is already ruling the country's passenger car sales, with approximately 10,000 units delivered in April, 2009. This raises the total figur...

 
Mazda AZ-Wagon XS Special Launched in Japan
Mazda AZ-Wagon XS Special Launched in Japan

5 Jun 2009, 09:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mazda today announced the availability of a new special edition AZ-Wagon which goes on sale today at all Mazda Autozam, Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers throughout Japan. The car is based on the AZ-Wagon XS micro-mini and comes with multiple feature ...

 
Mitsubishi Debuts Production Ready i-MiEV
Mitsubishi Debuts Production Ready i-MiEV

5 Jun 2009, 08:30 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Mitsubishi has just rolled out the production ready version of i-MiEV, the company's little electric vehicle expected to hit Japanese showrooms in late July. The car will be priced at $45,369 in the domestic market, with reports claiming Mitsu...

 
Fiat to Submit a New Takeover Proposal for Opel
Fiat to Submit a New Takeover Proposal for Opel

5 Jun 2009, 07:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following reports that the German government might continue negotiations with some other parties over the Opel acquisition - despite that Magna has already sealed the deal - it might seem like Fiat continues its efforts to purchase the ailing autom...

 
Saab Has Enough Money until Prince Charming Arrives
Saab Has Enough Money until Prince Charming Arrives

5 Jun 2009, 07:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Saab is getting more desperate with every day, as the company screams for help and waits for an outside investor that could keep it in business. But even so, a Saab spokesman said the Swedish automaker has enough money to survive until it has a new...

 
Jaguar C-Type Early Details, Scheduled for 2012
Jaguar C-Type Early Details, Scheduled for 2012

5 Jun 2009, 07:24 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Jaguar is somehow reticent these days, probably due to all those financial problems we told you before but the company is still holding an ace up its sleeve. Jag is currently working on a so-called C-Type model that would bring the company back int...

 
Hohenester Audi A4 Sets New World Record for Fastest Biogas Car
Hohenester Audi A4 Sets New World Record for Fastest Biogas Car

5 Jun 2009, 06:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Audi made history once again as a customized A4 especially converted to run on biogas managed to set a new world record for the fastest car powered by this type of fuel. The car was driven by Jurgen Hohenester, a German race driver and tuner who to...

 
Penske Group Favorite to Take Over Saturn
Penske Group Favorite to Take Over Saturn

5 Jun 2009, 06:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After General Motors managed to get rid of Opel, the American automaker is now preparing to sell the Saturn brand, with Detroit-based Penske Group now favorite to snatch it. Details are still sketchy on this subject but a report by The Detroit News...

 
Volkswagen Amarok Pickup Concept
Volkswagen Amarok Pickup Concept

5 Jun 2009, 05:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case you're not a Volkswagen fan, you are about to become one. The German manufacturer continues the concepts and special edition models launches frenzy with a brand new prototype to be sold as Amarok. The concept, which comes in the form o...

 
Volkswagen Golf 18T Limited Edition
Volkswagen Golf 18T Limited Edition

4 Jun 2009, 14:48 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In case the so-many limited and special edition models launched by Volkswagen in the last few weeks are not enough for you car aficionados, here's one more: the German manufacturer today rolled out a new limited edition Golf called 18T that co...

 
Obama Assures the Govt Won't Get Involved in New GM
Obama Assures the Govt Won't Get Involved in New GM

4 Jun 2009, 13:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After some other automakers have already expressed their concerns that the United States' stake in General Motors might allow the officials to help the automaker, President Barack Obama today said that the government won't get involved in...

 
Aftermarket BMW X6 by Hartge
Aftermarket BMW X6 by Hartge

4 Jun 2009, 13:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / For those of you who think the stock BMW X6 should be a bit more aggressive and not even the X6M doesn't comply with your demands, the German tuning house Hartge has something of you. A brand new aftermarket package that changes the way the X6...

 
Fiat Still in the Race for Opel?
Fiat Still in the Race for Opel?

4 Jun 2009, 13:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The recently-announced deal between Magna International on one side and the German government and GM Europe on the other over the fate of Opel means nothing for Fiat as the Italian manufacturer is still in the race to purchase the ailing manufactur...

 
Toyota Prius Eyes 1100 Miles Journey on One Tank of Gas
Toyota Prius Eyes 1100 Miles Journey on One Tank of Gas

4 Jun 2009, 10:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We already know that Toyota Prius is a very advanced hybrid from the tons of press releases rolled out by the Japanese manufacturer, yet this means nothing for some of us. A Toyota dealership based in Florida started on June 1 what seems to be one ...

 
Magna to Refresh Opel's Product Range
Magna to Refresh Opel's Product Range

4 Jun 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After it managed to beat Fiat and get Germany's approval to takeover Opel, Magna International is already outlining plans for the new company. Although some media reports are claiming Opel will most likely travel to Canada and Russia, it might...

 
GM Forced to Disclose Dealerships Targeted for Closing
GM Forced to Disclose Dealerships Targeted for Closing

4 Jun 2009, 10:02 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although General Motors initially planned to keep the names of dealerships to be rejected away from public eyes, the American automaker might be forced after all to reveal the list of closed stores. The news comes after Senate Commerce Committee Ch...

 
Opel in Canadian Hands by September
Opel in Canadian Hands by September

4 Jun 2009, 09:38 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that the German government has agreed to seal the deal with Magna International, everybody's wondering when will the first signs of Canadian touch will be spotted on Opel's models. Well, nobody knows exactly, but one thing is sure: it...

 
Mazda to Double European Dealerships in 2009
Mazda to Double European Dealerships in 2009

4 Jun 2009, 09:00 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While General Motors and Chrysler are massively cutting the overall dealership count in their domestic market, Mazda things it would be a great idea to appoint new dealers that would support its European growth. Basically, Mazda's number of Eu...

 
Coda Debuts $45,000 All-Electric Sedan
Coda Debuts $45,000 All-Electric Sedan

4 Jun 2009, 08:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Electric cars have become a common thing nowadays and it's somehow difficult to see a month this year without a new EV launch. This time it's Coda Automotive's turn who recently debuted its very own all-electric sedan based on the Ch...

 
Renault Scenic Pricing Unveiled
Renault Scenic Pricing Unveiled

4 Jun 2009, 08:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / There's a fierce battle right now in the United Kingdom, a market in which automakers challenge one another with all kind of market strategies supposed to their sales figures. The best example is Renault who recently announced the new Scenic p...

 

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