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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.
Ford Wants To Impress TikTok With an F-150 Lightning Production Video, No Drone Involved
Ford Wants To Impress TikTok With an F-150 Lightning Production Video, No Drone Involved

8 Apr 2022, 17:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is gearing up for the commercial launch of the F-150 Lightning and has released a video showing the assembly process of the all-electric pickup. It looks nowhere near as spectacular as the FPV drone shooting Tesla showed after the Giga Berlin ...

 
Walterrific Sells His Hellcat-Powered Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, What Would He Buy Instead?
Walterrific Sells His Hellcat-Powered Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, What Would He Buy Instead?

8 Apr 2022, 16:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A quick look at this Jeep Wrangler Unlimited reveals it’s not your average run-of-the-mill off-roader, but a trail monster with all the necessary modifications in place. Best of all, it makes use of the seemingly unlimited power of the 6.2-li...

 
CATL Paves the Way for Tesla to Begin Building LFP-Based Vehicles at Giga Berlin
CATL Paves the Way for Tesla to Begin Building LFP-Based Vehicles at Giga Berlin

8 Apr 2022, 14:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla battery supplier CATL has received its second partial approval from the land of Thuringia for its first European plant in Germany. The new production facility dubbed Contemporary Amperex Technology Thuringia GmbH (CATT) is conveniently locate...

 
Watch: Extracting the Engine From a Lamborghini Countach QV Requires a Really Tall Hoist
Watch: Extracting the Engine From a Lamborghini Countach QV Requires a Really Tall Hoist

8 Apr 2022, 13:29 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Italians are known for their strange choices when it comes to engineering their cars, and the Lamborghini Countach makes no exception. The peculiar layout of the car requires engine and gearbox removal for servicing, and the operation is quite ...

 
Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo: Tesla Cybertruck Development Advances, Will Soon Enter Production
Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo: Tesla Cybertruck Development Advances, Will Soon Enter Production

8 Apr 2022, 10:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk started the Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo in a giant cowboy hat in front of a hysterical crowd and spoke about the new production facility and the future Tesla plans. They didn’t call it “Cyber Rodeo” for nothing though, so wha...

 
Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo: Tesla Debuts Model Y SR AWD With 4680 Structural Battery
Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo: Tesla Debuts Model Y SR AWD With 4680 Structural Battery

8 Apr 2022, 08:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s 15,000-person event called Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo marked the beginning of a new era for the EV maker. Among the products that Tesla showed off during the event is the Model Y Standard Range All-Wheel Drive with the new 4680 structural...

 
Ford Uses Animations and Avatars To Bring the Bronco Raptor Cockpit to Life
Ford Uses Animations and Avatars To Bring the Bronco Raptor Cockpit to Life

7 Apr 2022, 16:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is preparing to release the Bronco Raptor into the world and has released new information to sweeten the wait for eager customers. Dearborn has announced that the Ultra4-inspired Bronco features a fully customizable 12-inch digital cluster, wi...

 
1945 Chevrolet Wayne "Super Short" Bus Restomod Is Full of Pleasant Surprises
1945 Chevrolet Wayne "Super Short" Bus Restomod Is Full of Pleasant Surprises

7 Apr 2022, 14:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When we first saw this Wayne Bus restomod we found it very hard to like it but it grew on us the more we read about it. Despite its funny hump back, this bus is actually a well-thought-out vehicle with unique characteristics that are hard to find a...

 
EVs Are So Cool Now That People Spend Insane Amounts of Money to Buy One
EVs Are So Cool Now That People Spend Insane Amounts of Money to Buy One

7 Apr 2022, 13:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicles came into the world as an unlikely way of curbing environmental problems and saving the earth from pollution. They were laughed at and even today, a lot of people think of them as “not real cars”. But something has fun...

 
Conservative Toyota Joins Tesla in Developing Camera-Vision Self-Driving Technology
Conservative Toyota Joins Tesla in Developing Camera-Vision Self-Driving Technology

7 Apr 2022, 11:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s choice to strip radar and lidar sensors from its cars has been highly criticized. The vision-based approach to self-driving development was deemed less safe by other companies, despite Elon Musk arguing that humans only need eyes to d...

 
Ford Patents Some Crazy Tricks for Its Future All-Wheel Steering Systems
Ford Patents Some Crazy Tricks for Its Future All-Wheel Steering Systems

7 Apr 2022, 09:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is full of surprises and has patented some interesting concepts in its pursuit to crush startup competition in the EV field. A new patent shows that Ford is interested in adding new maneuverability features to its future electric trucks. This ...

 
Tesla Removes Radar Vision From Autopilot and FSD for Model 3 and Model Y in Europe
Tesla Removes Radar Vision From Autopilot and FSD for Model 3 and Model Y in Europe

7 Apr 2022, 08:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla started a transition away from radar sensors in its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems a year ago. The move that started with North America has now reached Europe and the Middle East and affects Model 3 and Model Y vehicles delivered fro...

 
Rivian Is on Track To Deliver the Estimated 25,000 Vehicles in 2022, Is Flush With Cash
Rivian Is on Track To Deliver the Estimated 25,000 Vehicles in 2022, Is Flush With Cash

6 Apr 2022, 14:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian has released its Q1 2022 production and deliveries results for the first quarter of 2022. The California EV startup said it produced 2,553 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, without offering further details. These fi...

 
This 1989 Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 Is the Perfect Base for Your Off-Road Camper Conversion
This 1989 Mitsubishi Delica 4x4 Is the Perfect Base for Your Off-Road Camper Conversion

6 Apr 2022, 13:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Japanese minivans of the nineties are in their own league, with their 4x4 drivetrains and legendary durability. The Mitsubishi Delica Star Wagon is a prime example and this one we’ve found on Bring a Trailer comes with a suspension lift and 3...

 
Tesla Was Caught Benchmarking Lucid Air at Its Test Track Near the Fremont Factory
Tesla Was Caught Benchmarking Lucid Air at Its Test Track Near the Fremont Factory

6 Apr 2022, 11:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has shown little interest in the past in testing other carmakers’ models, probably being overly confident in the superiority of their technology. Nevertheless, things have changed, and a flyover video from around the Fremont factory cau...

 
Chevrolet Corvette C8 Had a Great Quarter, With 8,811 Cars Delivered to Customers
Chevrolet Corvette C8 Had a Great Quarter, With 8,811 Cars Delivered to Customers

6 Apr 2022, 09:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Chevrolet Corvette C8 production at the Bowling Green Assembly plant went smooth in Q1 2022, despite one week of plant closure in March. According to GM’s first-quarter sales report, a total of 8,811 new Corvettes were delivered in the first ...

 
GM Has Restarted Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV Production, but Does Anyone Still Care?
GM Has Restarted Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV Production, but Does Anyone Still Care?

6 Apr 2022, 08:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM has promised to resume Chevy Bolt production after the fire recall, but the planned deadlines have passed and the restart date has been pushed back several times. Nevertheless, the Orion Assembly plant has finally restarted Bolt’s producti...

 
Mexico Turns Off Cheap Fuel Tap for Americans Who Used To Cross the Border To Fill Up
Mexico Turns Off Cheap Fuel Tap for Americans Who Used To Cross the Border To Fill Up

5 Apr 2022, 22:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The fuel prices have gone crazy in the past month, prompting people to take measures. Some of them living closer to Mexico discovered that fuels are cheaper over the border and soon, many people crossed to fill up with cheap fuel. But it wasn&rsquo...

 
Silver Trek Adventure Trailer Packs Everything, Comes With Surprising Capabilities
Silver Trek Adventure Trailer Packs Everything, Comes With Surprising Capabilities

5 Apr 2022, 15:17 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / You don’t need a big RV to enjoy life away from civilization, but you still need to pack a lot of things for your comfort and safety. An adventure trailer might not be on your radar, but this one we’ve found on Bring a Trailer is an int...

 
Watch Stock Ford Bronco Crawling the Poison Spider Trail Like a Pro
Watch Stock Ford Bronco Crawling the Poison Spider Trail Like a Pro

5 Apr 2022, 14:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Ford Bronco is so popular because of its massive cool factor, but also because it promises to be a capable off-roader. The direct competitor to the Jeep Wrangler proved its off-road capabilities and is doing it again on the Poison Spider trail ...

 

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