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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.
This Is How a Ford F-150 Lightning Survives 10,000 Miles of Heavy Abuse
This Is How a Ford F-150 Lightning Survives 10,000 Miles of Heavy Abuse

12 Aug 2022, 11:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Whenever a new electric vehicle comes into the market, people are curious to see if it’s reliable and how it stands the test of time. With Ford F-150 Lightning starting deliveries at the end of April, is now time to look into its records and ...

 
Rivian Net Loss Tripled to $1.71 Billion in Q2 2022, Faces Strong Headwinds Going Forward
Rivian Net Loss Tripled to $1.71 Billion in Q2 2022, Faces Strong Headwinds Going Forward

12 Aug 2022, 08:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian is one of the few EV startups with a sound financial position, thanks to high-profile backers like Amazon and Ford. Nevertheless, the company reported a substantial net loss in the second quarter while strong headwinds are projected to hampe...

 
Tesla Added an Extra Airbag to the Model Y Sold in China and Americans Are Pissed
Tesla Added an Extra Airbag to the Model Y Sold in China and Americans Are Pissed

11 Aug 2022, 22:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has announced on its Weibo account that it will offer the Model Y in China with a central airbag. This is aimed at limiting far-side passenger injuries in the case of a side impact. Tesla does not offer a central airbag in the U.S. Tesla m...

 
Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear L400 Is the Perfect Platform for a Capable Off-Road Camper
Mitsubishi Delica Space Gear L400 Is the Perfect Platform for a Capable Off-Road Camper

11 Aug 2022, 16:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / If you’re into off-road camping and don’t want to spend a fortune for a Unimog or other rugged RV, a Mitsubishi Delica might be exactly what you need. It comes with a potent 4x4 platform borrowed from the Pajero/Montero and an innovativ...

 
There's a Strong Reason Why Carmakers Scramble To Curb Dealer Markups
There's a Strong Reason Why Carmakers Scramble To Curb Dealer Markups

11 Aug 2022, 15:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The car market seems like a bonanza for vehicle manufacturers and their dealers, who can jack up the prices at will. But the truth is that there isn’t much to gain in the long term from these nefarious practices, and now we have the numbers t...

 
If You Needed a Crystal Ball To Predict the Right Gear Changes, Genesis GV60 Has One
If You Needed a Crystal Ball To Predict the Right Gear Changes, Genesis GV60 Has One

11 Aug 2022, 14:01 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Genesis, the luxury arm of Hyundai, has replaced the gear selector inside its GV60 crossover with a revolving Crystal Sphere that can double as an ambient lighting projector. Just don’t expect it to predict the future. The Korean car compa...

 
GM Vowed To Make Money Out of Connected Services and It Now Forces OnStar on Its Customers
GM Vowed To Make Money Out of Connected Services and It Now Forces OnStar on Its Customers

11 Aug 2022, 12:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM aimed to make more money from connected services, so they started forcing them onto customers. Many GM vehicles now come standard with OnStar and Connected Services Premium Plan worth $1,500 that should’ve been optional. Many GMC, Buick...

 
Watch Small Plane Make a Dramatic Crash Landing on Freeway in California
Watch Small Plane Make a Dramatic Crash Landing on Freeway in California

11 Aug 2022, 10:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We all learned that the airplane is the safest transportation means by far. This is why emergency landings are rare. Planes landing on a highway are even less frequent, and still, we already talk about a second highway landing in a month. The a...

 
Soon Having a Phone With You in the Car Will Be the Same As Having an Open Alcohol Bottle
Soon Having a Phone With You in the Car Will Be the Same As Having an Open Alcohol Bottle

11 Aug 2022, 08:57 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A new study by IIHS shows that bans on holding a phone while driving are more efficient at preventing crashes than those that prohibit just talking and texting behind the wheel. The Institute wants more states to adopt stricter cellphone laws to re...

 
60-Year-Old Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Is Looking for a New Owner With a Loving Heart
60-Year-Old Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Is Looking for a New Owner With a Loving Heart

10 Aug 2022, 17:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / For many people, a car has a soul, and this is especially true for those that spent many years with their families. This 60-year-old Chevy Corvair Greenbrier is one good example of how people get attached to their vehicle, even when there are bette...

 
Revolutionary Liquid Flow Battery Is Better Than Any Current Li-Ion Cell on the Market
Revolutionary Liquid Flow Battery Is Better Than Any Current Li-Ion Cell on the Market

10 Aug 2022, 16:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / While many researchers want to expand the limits of the Li-Ion battery technology, people at Influit Energy work on developing liquid flow batteries. Their latest concept, which is ready to enter commercial production, is advertised as having 23% m...

 
Six-Wheeled Volvo XC60 Causes Shock and Awe at a Car Meet in Stockholm
Six-Wheeled Volvo XC60 Causes Shock and Awe at a Car Meet in Stockholm

10 Aug 2022, 14:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We’ve come accustomed to seeing six-wheel off-roaders and pickup trucks, but such vehicles are still a rare sighting across the Ocean. So rare that a converted Volvo XC60 with three axles and a pickup bed causes a traffic disruption in Stockh...

 
Musk Says Tesla Will Ship the 500-Mile Semi Truck in 2022, the Internet Replies With a Meh
Musk Says Tesla Will Ship the 500-Mile Semi Truck in 2022, the Internet Replies With a Meh

10 Aug 2022, 12:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Tesla Semi Truck is one step ahead of the Cybertruck, which never passed the early prototype phase. Elon Musk has confirmed as much, saying that the 500-mile version of the Semi would start shipping to customers as early as this year. Unlike...

 
Elon Musk Dumps $6.9 Billion Worth of Tesla Stock, Is Twitter Still on the Table?
Elon Musk Dumps $6.9 Billion Worth of Tesla Stock, Is Twitter Still on the Table?

10 Aug 2022, 10:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk sold 8 million Tesla shares hours after the company stock saw a boost following the shareholder meeting on Thursday. The move reminded many of the crypto pump and dump schemes. Although the number of shares Musk sold seems impressive, ...

 
The U.S. Market Has Spoken: The Mazda MX-30 Is Officially a Lemon, Nobody Wants It
The U.S. Market Has Spoken: The Mazda MX-30 Is Officially a Lemon, Nobody Wants It

10 Aug 2022, 08:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / With an EPA-estimated range of around 100 miles, the Mazda MX-30 was poised to fail, which it happened. Mazda reported only 324 units sold in 2022 in the U.S., with a miserable result of only 8 units sold in July. Mazda surprised everyone in 201...

 
This Ford Bronco Is Still Ready for Off-Road Action After Half a Century of Abuse
This Ford Bronco Is Still Ready for Off-Road Action After Half a Century of Abuse

9 Aug 2022, 17:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / This first-generation Ford Broncos might not have all the modern-day gadgets, but it sure knows how to climb the most challenging trails. Even 50-year-old examples are a good buy today, and you can see what we mean by looking at this 1975 Bronco we...

 
Tesla Is Set To Build a New Gigafactory in North America, and Canada Might Be the Place
Tesla Is Set To Build a New Gigafactory in North America, and Canada Might Be the Place

9 Aug 2022, 16:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed at the company’s annual shareholder meeting that a fifth Gigafactory is considered for North America. Canada is one of the likely locations, and information from a lobbying disclosure filing pinpoints the locatio...

 
Tesla Model Y Is on Track to Become the Best-Selling Vehicle on Earth, What About Mars?
Tesla Model Y Is on Track to Become the Best-Selling Vehicle on Earth, What About Mars?

9 Aug 2022, 15:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle from a revenue perspective this year and is set to become the best vehicle in terms of volume by next year’s end, according to Elon Musk. This is a prediction that Musk made one year ago. The commo...

 
Pennsylvania State Police Can't Prevent Its Own Vehicle Theft, You're All Safe
Pennsylvania State Police Can't Prevent Its Own Vehicle Theft, You're All Safe

9 Aug 2022, 14:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / You’d expect the police to protect you from thieves, and indeed, the officers often respond to calls about stolen vehicles. But sometimes, the victim is the police themselves, as happened in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. Following a botche...

 
Ford CEO Jim Farley Auctions Himself Off to Charity, Will Have Lunch With You for a Price
Ford CEO Jim Farley Auctions Himself Off to Charity, Will Have Lunch With You for a Price

9 Aug 2022, 08:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford CEO Jim Farley will auction himself off to raise money for the Laguna Seca Raceway Foundation. A lunch with Farley, two VIP passes for Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, and other perks are up for grabs on Bring a Trailer. There aren&rsquo...

 

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