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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.
Cadillac Lyriq Customers Get Special Treatment in China, It's a Tough Market
Cadillac Lyriq Customers Get Special Treatment in China, It's a Tough Market

17 May 2022, 19:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cadillac Lyriq has just started its international journey with the start of pre-production in China, and GM is on a roll to convince as many customers as possible. China being a tough market to compete in electric vehicles, GM has thrown everything...

 
Volkswagen EuroVan Westfalia MV Weekender Looks Ready for a Lap on the Racetrack
Volkswagen EuroVan Westfalia MV Weekender Looks Ready for a Lap on the Racetrack

17 May 2022, 16:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Those in search of a family camper can look no further than this 2003 Volkswagen Eurovan Westfalia MV Weekender. Despite the fact it lacks a kitchenette, it can still offer proper accommodation for up to four people. The Eurovan can also be used as...

 
C8 Corvette's Engine Is Perfect Out of the Box, Trifecta Still Pulls Off a Breakthrough
C8 Corvette's Engine Is Perfect Out of the Box, Trifecta Still Pulls Off a Breakthrough

17 May 2022, 15:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tuning the Chevy Corvette C8 is not an easy task, as GM opted for an encrypted ECU that was out of reach for tuners. What tuners have done is use a piggyback device to trick the engine into delivering more power, which is not the best solution. Thi...

 
GMC Customers Are Active People Who Really Like Using Their Vehicles Off-Road
GMC Customers Are Active People Who Really Like Using Their Vehicles Off-Road

17 May 2022, 13:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Trucks and SUVs are America’s preferred vehicles these days and you might wonder why is this happening. Surely not everyone is going off-road all the time, but having a rugged-looking vehicle certainly is what a lot of people want. At least t...

 
Weird Pole Crash Picture Got Everybody Scratching Their Heads
Weird Pole Crash Picture Got Everybody Scratching Their Heads

17 May 2022, 11:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Car crashes happen every day without attracting much attention unless they are truly horrific. But some are weirder than others and we might’ve come across one of the weirdest. It looks like a benign pole crash but the more you stare at the p...

 
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems May Do More Harm Than Good, AAA Study Finds
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems May Do More Harm Than Good, AAA Study Finds

17 May 2022, 08:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have become the norm for many vehicles today and some of them are even mandatory to get certain certifications and accolades, like the IIHS’ Top Safety Pick+. But a new study from AAA shows the system...

 
Leapmotor C01 Is a 542-HP Tesla Model S Killer That Retails for Roughly $27,000
Leapmotor C01 Is a 542-HP Tesla Model S Killer That Retails for Roughly $27,000

16 May 2022, 17:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Is it possible to buy a new flagship electric sedan for just $27,000? It is, but only in China. The Leapmotor C01 is, at least on paper, a Tesla Model S killer, and yet it comes with a price of a modest city car. It won’t be coming to the U.S...

 
Young Bob Buys Chevy K5 Blazer for $1,800, Wild Discovery Raises Valuation to $350,000
Young Bob Buys Chevy K5 Blazer for $1,800, Wild Discovery Raises Valuation to $350,000

16 May 2022, 16:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people dream of getting rich by finding a treasure, but for Bob Bianchi, the dream came true. He bought a used Chevy K5 Blazer in 1971 and has kept it ever since. At some point, Bob discovered that the vehicle was originally owned by Steve McQ...

 
EVs No Longer an Economic Alternative to ICEs As Supercharging Rates Go Through the Roof
EVs No Longer an Economic Alternative to ICEs As Supercharging Rates Go Through the Roof

16 May 2022, 14:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One of the key reasons why people made the switch to an electric vehicle was the more favorable cost of ownership. Not only did a battery charge cost a lot less than filling up the tank of a similar car, but the maintenance was also cheaper. But th...

 
Cummins Refines Its Fuel-Agnostic Engine Platform, Debuts a 15-Liter Hydrogen Engine
Cummins Refines Its Fuel-Agnostic Engine Platform, Debuts a 15-Liter Hydrogen Engine

16 May 2022, 13:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cummins made clear its hydrogen ambitions last year when it announced the development of hydrogen-fueled combustion engines. We found out that Cummins was working on adapting the combustion chambers and cylinder heads for optimized hydrogen burning...

 
Scout Revival Announcement Caught Volkswagen Dealers Off-Guard, Revolt Is Brewing
Scout Revival Announcement Caught Volkswagen Dealers Off-Guard, Revolt Is Brewing

16 May 2022, 10:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although it was a long time in the brewing, Volkswagen’s Scout revival announcement took many people by surprise. Perhaps the most surprised were the Volkswagen’s dealers, which were not informed of the move before the announcement. ...

 
Watch Tesla Model 3 Smash Through the Doors of the Columbus Convention Center at 70 MPH
Watch Tesla Model 3 Smash Through the Doors of the Columbus Convention Center at 70 MPH

16 May 2022, 09:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla Model 3 taxicab that failed to stop at red light smashed into the Greater Columbus Convention Center at 70 mph. Just like in other similar cases, the driver said the car would not brake. Nevertheless, the NTSB decided against investigating ...

 
Affordable Green Hydrogen Is Closer to Reality Thanks to Solar Thermochemical Breakthrough
Affordable Green Hydrogen Is Closer to Reality Thanks to Solar Thermochemical Breakthrough

14 May 2022, 21:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Despite controversies, hydrogen can be a great fossil fuel replacement and also a means of energy storage and transport. But extracting hydrogen is an energy-intensive process and most of the time not entirely environmentally friendly. A breakthrou...

 
Manganese Could Be the Missing Link of Truly Affordable EV Batteries
Manganese Could Be the Missing Link of Truly Affordable EV Batteries

14 May 2022, 10:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As the world embraces electrification, companies rush to build better batteries to power the electric car revolution. New materials and chemistries are researched and tested to find the holy grail of EV batteries. Manganese is new on the radar for ...

 
Elon Musk Says Hydrogen Is "The Most Dumb Thing" for Energy Storage
Elon Musk Says Hydrogen Is "The Most Dumb Thing" for Energy Storage

13 May 2022, 17:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla CEO Elon Musk is well known for his hatred of hydrogen, having expressed his strong opinions on the matter several times. In a recent interview with Financial Times, Musk reiterated his skepticism about hydrogen’s role in a more sustain...

 
Ford Patents Key Fob Relay Attack Prevention System, Will Make Stealing Cars a Lot Harder
Ford Patents Key Fob Relay Attack Prevention System, Will Make Stealing Cars a Lot Harder

13 May 2022, 16:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The keyless entry systems are easy to break, thanks to vulnerabilities of the radio signals used to unlock the doors. Ford thinks it has a solution to prevent the most common theft method, called the key fob relay attack. The keyless entry syste...

 
Rivian Buyers Will Not Be Able To Lock In a Price After Overhauling the Ordering Process
Rivian Buyers Will Not Be Able To Lock In a Price After Overhauling the Ordering Process

13 May 2022, 15:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / It looks like Rivian has learned its lesson after it botched the price hike in March and changed the whole ordering process. This has left new customers without the possibility to lock in a price, thus being vulnerable to future price increases. ...

 
Airstream Owners Can Fire Up the Barbecue Season With This Fast-Firing Foldable Grill
Airstream Owners Can Fire Up the Barbecue Season With This Fast-Firing Foldable Grill

13 May 2022, 12:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Outdoors equipment company Weber launched their Traveler foldable grill last year, one of the more clever offerings in this segment. RV and camper maker Airstream found it interesting enough to adapt it to connect to a camper’s external propa...

 
The Bugatti Centodieci Interior Takes 16 Weeks to Build, Deliveries to Begin in Weeks
The Bugatti Centodieci Interior Takes 16 Weeks to Build, Deliveries to Begin in Weeks

13 May 2022, 10:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Bugatti has offered the first glimpse inside the cockpit of its Centodieci hypercar, as it prepares to start deliveries in the coming weeks. The Centodieci’s interior was conceived as a homage to the EB 110 Super Sport, with such high attenti...

 
Cops Stop U-Haul Truck With a Car Hanging Out the Back, Make Startling Discovery
Cops Stop U-Haul Truck With a Car Hanging Out the Back, Make Startling Discovery

13 May 2022, 08:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When you’re living in a glasshouse, it’s best not to play with rocks, they say, but I guess the driver of this U-Haul truck did not get the memo. He was pulled over by the Washington State Patrol on SR 97 north of Okanogan because of a ...

 

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