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Cristian Agatie

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As a child, he grew up among tractors and heavy machinery and was covered in grease from tip to toe most of the time. It was a tractor that he drove for the first time and when asked what he’d become, he candidly replied: “tractor operator”. Later on, he drove all kinds of vehicles, from heavy trucks to off-roaders, all outside of public roads until he got his driving license.

He did not become a tractor operator, as you can tell already. Instead, he got interested in journalism and pursued a career finding stories for local newspapers and radio stations. But the first love is never forgotten, so when presented with the chance, he seized it and became a motor journalist in 1995.

Having found the perfect job to mix his passion for cars and journalism, he couldn’t help exploring other areas, like science, computers, and mobile devices. He took stints working for a computer magazine for a couple of years, and it was then that he had his first contact with new media. But cars always remained his passion, so he returned to motor journalism when Auto Bild started its local branch. Later, he became an internet junkie, and moving online felt only natural.

In the meantime, he also became obsessed with technology, electric vehicles, batteries, and whatnot, so he writes a lot about those. He found autoevolution a fertile ground for exploration and so he discovered his passion for RVs and campers, but also solar panels and new energy solutions.
Toyota HiAce Super Custom Living Saloon EX Is Fresh From Japan, Looks Like a Great Camper
Toyota HiAce Super Custom Living Saloon EX Is Fresh From Japan, Looks Like a Great Camper

16 Sep 2022, 16:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Toyota HiAce is a light commercial vehicle built mostly for Asian markets but becoming more popular in the U.S. as they pass the 25-year mark. The fourth-generation HiAce, like this 1995 example on Bring a Trailer, is the last that can be legal...

 
Starlink Business Dish Available to Residential Users as the High-Performance Hardware
Starlink Business Dish Available to Residential Users as the High-Performance Hardware

16 Sep 2022, 15:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Starlink is praised as the best satellite internet service for the money, with more happy customers added each day. In February, SpaceX launched the Starlink Business, offering improved performance, and is now moving to serve the most demanding res...

 
Porsche Presses On With Its IPO, Will List 911 Million Shares Because You Know Why
Porsche Presses On With Its IPO, Will List 911 Million Shares Because You Know Why

16 Sep 2022, 13:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As Porsche prepares for the initial public offering (IPO), Volkswagen’s supervisory board is set for a meeting this Sunday to discuss the details. Porsche intends to offer 911 million shares, a number chosen to mirror the name of its iconic m...

 
Tesla Has Installed Superchargers at Laguna Seca for EV Racing Enthusiasts
Tesla Has Installed Superchargers at Laguna Seca for EV Racing Enthusiasts

16 Sep 2022, 10:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has promoted some of its cars as performance vehicles, despite few chances to charge them at the track. Things are changing, though, as a Supercharger station got online at Laguna Seca and other racetracks. Tesla has a “Performance&r...

 
Ford CEO Jim Farley Reveals the Secret Behind the Mustang Dark Horse Name
Ford CEO Jim Farley Reveals the Secret Behind the Mustang Dark Horse Name

16 Sep 2022, 09:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford launched the seventh-generation Mustang in Detroit with a surprise reveal of the new performance series dubbed Dark Horse. According to Ford’s CEO Jim Farley, the name is about more than just a shade of grey or the repeated sinister word...

 
Dacia Manifesto Is Brimming With Cool Ideas for Outdoor Adventures, Shows Big Ambitions
Dacia Manifesto Is Brimming With Cool Ideas for Outdoor Adventures, Shows Big Ambitions

16 Sep 2022, 08:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / If you’re familiar with the Romanian brand Dacia you know it’s the maker of some of the best no-frills vehicles in Europe. Dacia is known for its “baby-step” approach to advancing the automotive food chain, but it doesn&rsqu...

 
Beautiful 1977 Chevrolet G20 Beauville Sportvan Is a Time Capsule, Sells With No Reserve
Beautiful 1977 Chevrolet G20 Beauville Sportvan Is a Time Capsule, Sells With No Reserve

15 Sep 2022, 16:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The third-generation Chevrolet Van was a big hit with the customers and one of the longest-produced vehicle platforms designed by General Motors. This 1977 Chevrolet G20 Beauville Sportvan selling on Bring a Trailer shows why people loved the van s...

 
GMC Hummer EV Reservations Hit 90,000 as GM Puts the EV Truck Production on Hold
GMC Hummer EV Reservations Hit 90,000 as GM Puts the EV Truck Production on Hold

15 Sep 2022, 15:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Detroit Auto Show is all over the news these days, despite being far from its former glory regarding car launches. With fewer vehicles to talk about, industry insiders focused on trends and policies. In talks with Autoblog, GMC’s marketin...

 
Lured With Tax Credits to the U.S., Tesla Could Drop Plans for the German Battery Factory
Lured With Tax Credits to the U.S., Tesla Could Drop Plans for the German Battery Factory

15 Sep 2022, 13:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Reports indicate that Tesla is pausing its plans to make battery cells in Germany. The main reason could be the attractive tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which caused Tesla to reconsider its position in Europe. As we've...

 
Ford Wants to Be Like Tesla, Sends an Ultimatum to Dealers: Go Big on EVs or Go Home
Ford Wants to Be Like Tesla, Sends an Ultimatum to Dealers: Go Big on EVs or Go Home

15 Sep 2022, 11:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford was among the carmakers most affected by their dealers’ shoddy practices, with markups and reselling putting a dark mark on the carmaker’s reputation. Despite repeated attempts to curb the trend, nothing really helped. Ford wants t...

 
Seventh-Generation Ford Mustang Will Lead the Charge at Le Mans in 2024
Seventh-Generation Ford Mustang Will Lead the Charge at Le Mans in 2024

15 Sep 2022, 09:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford launched the S650 Mustang at the Detroit Auto Show on Wednesday following a monster customer event called the Stampede. Fresh from the oven was the Dark Horse performance range, which will help Ford return to Le Mans for the 2024 season. Th...

 
Ford Unleashes the Mustang Dark Horse Performance Lineup to Storm the Racetracks
Ford Unleashes the Mustang Dark Horse Performance Lineup to Storm the Racetracks

15 Sep 2022, 08:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford has opened what will probably be the last chapter of the gas-powered Mustang with the launch of its seventh generation. The pony car, which occasionally doubles as a muscle car, has received a new performance series for the first time in 21 ye...

 
Chevrolet Enters the Performance SUV Fray With the Tahoe RST Performance Edition
Chevrolet Enters the Performance SUV Fray With the Tahoe RST Performance Edition

14 Sep 2022, 15:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chevrolet prepares the Tahoe for the 2023 model year, with the full-size SUV getting a more powerful version as the RST Performance Edition. The motorsport-inspired variant was introduced to the public at the Detroit Auto Show. The new RST Perfo...

 
1974 Dodge B300 Camper Van Is a Seriously Cool Mini-RV, Comes Packed With Features
1974 Dodge B300 Camper Van Is a Seriously Cool Mini-RV, Comes Packed With Features

14 Sep 2022, 13:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Dodge vans of the original B Series were very popular for camper conversions, especially as the market was booming at the time. The B300 here is a very solid build, coming with everything you might need during an adventure trip, including a bathroo...

 
GM's Cruise Will Launch Robotaxi Services in Austin and Phoenix by Year's End
GM's Cruise Will Launch Robotaxi Services in Austin and Phoenix by Year's End

14 Sep 2022, 12:42 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Despite some mishaps in San Francisco, GM’s Cruise is set to expand its business to two new cities. The residents in Austin, Texas, and Phoenix, Arizona, will soon be able to order a driverless taxi as the startup seeks to add $1 billion in r...

 
Tesla Cuts Production Costs by Almost 60%, Proclaims a Revolution in Car Manufacturing
Tesla Cuts Production Costs by Almost 60%, Proclaims a Revolution in Car Manufacturing

14 Sep 2022, 10:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We’ve seen electric-vehicle prices ballooning in the past years, sometimes faster than the rest of the car market. The price hikes were blamed on supply chain problems, inflation, and the higher price of raw materials. Nevertheless, Tesla rev...

 
Renault Presses Hard With the Development of the Electric R5, Test Mules Spotted Testing
Renault Presses Hard With the Development of the Electric R5, Test Mules Spotted Testing

14 Sep 2022, 09:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Renault is working hard to bring the promised seven fully electric “core models” to market by 2025. The iconic nameplate Renault 5 will be revived for one of those models, which is expected to replace the utterly-bland Zoe in the market...

 
New Jersey DEP Forces Diesel Truck Owner to Destroy It Over Deleted Emissions Equipment
New Jersey DEP Forces Diesel Truck Owner to Destroy It Over Deleted Emissions Equipment

14 Sep 2022, 08:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A diesel truck owner had to make the painful decision of scrapping his Ram 2500 after he had exhausted every option to save his truck. The state’s Department for Environmental Protection (DEP) mandated him to either return the vehicle to stoc...

 
Solar-Powered Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia With Many Upgrades Is an Off-Grid Dream Camper
Solar-Powered Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia With Many Upgrades Is an Off-Grid Dream Camper

13 Sep 2022, 18:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen never thought its Vanagon vans would become so popular after more than 30 years of service. This 1987 example selling on Bring a Trailer is already at $33,000 after nine bids, only two days into the auction. This is arguably more expe...

 
Harvard Engineers Invent a Solid-State Battery That Never Dies, It's a Game Changer
Harvard Engineers Invent a Solid-State Battery That Never Dies, It's a Game Changer

13 Sep 2022, 17:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Solid state batteries are a promising technology, although technical problems must be solved before they can be manufactured at an industrial scale. A new type of solid-state battery pioneered by startup Adden Energy points to a leap in performance...

 

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