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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.
Tesla FSD Should Be Ready for Public Rollout This Year in "Supervised" Form
Tesla FSD Should Be Ready for Public Rollout This Year in "Supervised" Form

13 Sep 2022, 15:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s automated driving system is under scrutiny from regulators and lobby activists, but it appears to make progress nevertheless. During an invite-only conference, Tesla’s chief of Investor Relations, Martin Viecha, said that Tesla ...

 
Guy Buys Airstream RV at Auction, Turns Out to Be NASA's Space Shuttle Convoy Command Van
Guy Buys Airstream RV at Auction, Turns Out to Be NASA's Space Shuttle Convoy Command Van

13 Sep 2022, 13:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One lucky guy bought a vintage Airstream RV at a government auction and found out he coughed the money for one of the most iconic NASA vehicles. The Airstream Executive Air Coach was used as the Convoy Command Van for the Space Shuttle program. ...

 
Who Needs the Cybertruck When the Tesla Model 3 Is So Good at Towing
Who Needs the Cybertruck When the Tesla Model 3 Is So Good at Towing

13 Sep 2022, 10:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Despite some people deriding electric vehicles as not “real cars,” their capabilities go beyond what many gas-powered cars can do. The disturbing video you can see attached comes from Norway, where people actively use the Tesla Model 3 ...

 
Car Thieves Try To Steal Chevy Camaros From the Lansing GM Plant, Karma Strikes
Car Thieves Try To Steal Chevy Camaros From the Lansing GM Plant, Karma Strikes

13 Sep 2022, 09:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Car theft saw a resurgence in the past year, with thieves going all the way to the source and stealing vehicles from inside the assembly plants. On Monday, two 19-year-olds from Detroit were arrested after trying to steal two Chevrolet Camaros from...

 
Ford Mustang Mach-E Gets New Driver-Assist Tech and Increased Towing Capacity in Europe
Ford Mustang Mach-E Gets New Driver-Assist Tech and Increased Towing Capacity in Europe

12 Sep 2022, 17:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Mustang Mach-E is the best-selling EV in Ford’s lineup, and Ford says the electric Mustang outsold the petrol muscle car eight-to-one in Europe this year. The Blue Oval celebrates this achievement with a host of updates for the electric p...

 
One of the First Lucid Air Grand Touring Is Looking for a New Owner, Sells With No Reserve
One of the First Lucid Air Grand Touring Is Looking for a New Owner, Sells With No Reserve

12 Sep 2022, 15:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lucid is experiencing its own version of “production hell,” with the 2022 production forecast slashed in half. This means long delays for people who ordered the long-range electric sedan and profit opportunities for those who already to...

 
Tesla Sits on a Billion-Dollar Chest of ZEV Credits That Other Carmakers Are Keen to Buy
Tesla Sits on a Billion-Dollar Chest of ZEV Credits That Other Carmakers Are Keen to Buy

12 Sep 2022, 13:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tightening ZEV rules in California and other ZEV states will send legacy carmakers scrambling for ZEV credits in the next five to ten years. Tesla will likely benefit, as it amassed a considerable number of ZEV credits worth billions of dollars. ...

 
Tesla Rolls FSD Beta 10.69.2 to a Broader Audience, Is Overly Cautious Around Pedestrians
Tesla Rolls FSD Beta 10.69.2 to a Broader Audience, Is Overly Cautious Around Pedestrians

12 Sep 2022, 10:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla continues to improve its Full Self-Driving software, although it sometimes seems like one step forward and two steps back. The latest iteration of the software, dubbed FSD Beta 10.69.2, smoothes out some rough edges and introduces new reasons...

 
Legendary iPhone Designer Jony Ive Is Not a Fan of Touchscreen Controls in Vehicles
Legendary iPhone Designer Jony Ive Is Not a Fan of Touchscreen Controls in Vehicles

12 Sep 2022, 09:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Jony Ive, who introduced the multitouch interface with the first iPhone, does not believe cars should rely on touch controls. In a recent interview, Ive expressed his belief that physical buttons will make a comeback to car interfaces. Car compa...

 
Updated Kia Sorento Spotted for the First Time During Final Testing in Europe
Updated Kia Sorento Spotted for the First Time During Final Testing in Europe

12 Sep 2022, 07:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Kia is actively preparing the refreshed Sorento for the 2023 launch. The prototypes spotted by our photographers suggest more profound modifications for the mid-life update. These include a new front grille and brand-new light signatures front and ...

 
Limited Battery Supply Forces GM To Cut Hummer EV Production To Build More Cadillac Lyriqs
Limited Battery Supply Forces GM To Cut Hummer EV Production To Build More Cadillac Lyriqs

11 Sep 2022, 11:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM wants to become the leading EV maker in the U.S., but its limited Ultium cells supply is holding it back so far. Interesting data shows that the uber-popular GMC Hummer EV production was throttled to allow the building of more Cadillac Lyriq ele...

 
Toyota GR86 Gets a Turbocharged Engine, but There's a Catch
Toyota GR86 Gets a Turbocharged Engine, but There's a Catch

11 Sep 2022, 10:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Toyota GR86 still has a naturally-aspirated powerplant, albeit more powerful than the GT86. Fans have asked for a turbocharged engine for the GR86 for years, and it looks like Toyota might be willing to budge. Toyota GR86 has seen massive s...

 
1994 Volkswagen Eurovan With Winnebago Equipment Is a Killer Combination, Speaks Japanese
1994 Volkswagen Eurovan With Winnebago Equipment Is a Killer Combination, Speaks Japanese

10 Sep 2022, 08:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen traditionally offered their camper vans converted by Westfalia Werke. Still, Winnebago was their first choice for the third-generation Transporter sold in the U.S. This 1994 Eurovan Winnebago is still in excellent shape, almost 30 years ...

 
Vintage Toyota Chinook RV Is a Boon for Off-Grid Adventure Lovers, Sells With No Reserve
Vintage Toyota Chinook RV Is a Boon for Off-Grid Adventure Lovers, Sells With No Reserve

9 Sep 2022, 17:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Toyota pickups are well known for their sturdiness, and many from the ’70s are still in use today. This 1976 example we’ve found on Bring a Trailer looks almost as new and comes with interesting features that make it a valuable partner ...

 
SpaceX in Talks With Apple to Offer Starlink Connectivity to iPhone 14, Not Gonna Happen
SpaceX in Talks With Apple to Offer Starlink Connectivity to iPhone 14, Not Gonna Happen

9 Sep 2022, 15:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Apple has just launched the iPhone 14 and the Watch Series 8 with interesting new features, including the option to connect to satellites in emergencies to send distress signals. Elon Musk confirmed that SpaceX is one of the companies that want to ...

 
Tesla Model Y Euro NCAP Results Show Dan O'Dowd and the World That FSD Is Top Class
Tesla Model Y Euro NCAP Results Show Dan O'Dowd and the World That FSD Is Top Class

9 Sep 2022, 14:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model Y is the king of automotive safety after Euro NCAP published the latest round of tests. Its safety assist score was an almost-perfect 98%, proving to the world that Tesla’s assistance systems are top-notch. Tesla is in the midd...

 
Toyota, Honda, Nissan Are the Laggers of the Decarbonization Efforts, Hybrids Won't Cut It
Toyota, Honda, Nissan Are the Laggers of the Decarbonization Efforts, Hybrids Won't Cut It

9 Sep 2022, 10:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Japanese carmakers are called out again for their lack of progress with zero-emission vehicles and decarbonization efforts. They landed last in a Greenpeace study among the top 10 carmakers worldwide because of their insufficient decarbonization ef...

 
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production Date Has Been Set in Stone
2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Production Date Has Been Set in Stone

9 Sep 2022, 09:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chevrolet Corvette fans are still waiting to find out when the Z06 will enter production. Previous reports indicated this would happen in September, and we’ve discovered that the official day is September 19. The Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is ...

 
Abandoned Volvo Dealership Is Filled With Untouched Cars, None Is for Sale
Abandoned Volvo Dealership Is Filled With Untouched Cars, None Is for Sale

9 Sep 2022, 08:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / An abandoned Volvo dealership in Belgium looks like a time capsule, with untouched Volvo 240 cars still sheltered inside. Even more bizarre is that the owner repeatedly turned down offers to buy the vintage boxy sedans. According to a Facebook p...

 
Rare 1947 Kit Kamper Is the Great-Grandfather of Teardrop Trailers, Sells With No Reserve
Rare 1947 Kit Kamper Is the Great-Grandfather of Teardrop Trailers, Sells With No Reserve

8 Sep 2022, 17:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Kit Kamper might not ring a bell, but it was one of the most famous teardrop camper trailers produced after the war. A 1947 example selling on Bring a Trailer is like a time capsule, showing how little people needed to feel comfortable. When goi...

 

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