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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.
These Are the Models With the Highest Dealer Markups in the U.S. Market
These Are the Models With the Highest Dealer Markups in the U.S. Market

31 Mar 2022, 15:42 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Anyone who tried to buy a new vehicle in the past year knows how complicated the situation has become. There are long waiting lines and huge dealer markups and those grow longer and higher the more popular a car model is. A recent study by iSeeCars...

 
Forget Ice/Dirt Mountain, Ford Has a Bigger Problem With Bronco Deliveries
Forget Ice/Dirt Mountain, Ford Has a Bigger Problem With Bronco Deliveries

31 Mar 2022, 14:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We know the chip shortages in the automotive industry are bad, just as we know Ford was one of the carmakers that suffered the most. The Bronco, being the most popular model in Ford’s lineup at the moment, is especially affected. Nevertheless...

 
Insanely Accurate Batmobile Replica Would Have Michael Keaton Confused
Insanely Accurate Batmobile Replica Would Have Michael Keaton Confused

31 Mar 2022, 12:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Batman movie is now in theaters, so this might be the best moment for one owner to sell his Batmobile replica. Accurately modeled after the vehicle used in 1989’s Batman, this Batmobile took a lot of effort, being based on a 1976 Cadillac...

 
First Production Ford Bronco Raptor Headed to Auction, There's No Surprise
First Production Ford Bronco Raptor Headed to Auction, There's No Surprise

31 Mar 2022, 11:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Barrett-Jackson auctions have become the place where many first-production or one-off vehicles have been sold for charity. It’s a tradition already, so there’s no surprise the 2022 Ford Bronco Raptor will also start the sales with the V...

 
Canada Hits the Brakes on Gas-Powered Passenger Cars, Will Ban Them Altogether by 2035
Canada Hits the Brakes on Gas-Powered Passenger Cars, Will Ban Them Altogether by 2035

31 Mar 2022, 08:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Governments around the world have announced plans to limit sales of combustion-engine cars while setting different time targets for this. Canada is one of the latest to announce such plans with its Emissions Reduction Plan release. A lot of...

 
How Much Would You Pay for a Brand-New 2021 Ford Bronco Badlands Delivered Next Week?
How Much Would You Pay for a Brand-New 2021 Ford Bronco Badlands Delivered Next Week?

30 Mar 2022, 16:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / It’s not easy to buy a Ford Bronco today, being one of the most sought-after vehicles in the U.S. right now. This is why many people sell it immediately after they take delivery of the SUV, making a lot of money in the process. And since peop...

 
Despite Appearances, People Trust Tesla the Most for Building Autonomous Vehicles
Despite Appearances, People Trust Tesla the Most for Building Autonomous Vehicles

30 Mar 2022, 15:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / People have been bitching a lot about Tesla’s Full Self-Driving shortcomings in the past years. And yet, when asked about the carmakers they trust the most for building an autonomous vehicle, they would be comfortable riding in, most of them ...

 
Tesla Limits Charging to 80% at Some In-Demand Supercharger Stations
Tesla Limits Charging to 80% at Some In-Demand Supercharger Stations

30 Mar 2022, 13:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is flooding the market with electric cars, but this is far from quenching customers’ thirst for EVs. As more gigafactories start producing, there is one area Tesla still needs to catch up on, and this is the Supercharger network. The...

 
Tesla FSD Is on Hold as AI Chief Takes a Four-Month Sabbatical, Musk Is Totally Pissed
Tesla FSD Is on Hold as AI Chief Takes a Four-Month Sabbatical, Musk Is Totally Pissed

30 Mar 2022, 12:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s Elon Musk keeps promising a functional Full Self-Driving for the past years, but the automated driving system remains reluctant to fulfill Musk’s expectations. His latest estimates were for the FSD to be available in the U.S. by...

 
A New Open Charging Protocol Will Bring Tesla Supercharger Convenience to All EV Users
A New Open Charging Protocol Will Bring Tesla Supercharger Convenience to All EV Users

30 Mar 2022, 10:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The charging experience for most EV owners is a total nightmare, although Tesla showed us the way years ago. Users have to install phone apps for every charging network they wish to access and create different accounts. That’s why carmakers a...

 
GMC Hummer EV Is Sold Out Well Into 2024, Over 65,000 Reservations Placed
GMC Hummer EV Is Sold Out Well Into 2024, Over 65,000 Reservations Placed

30 Mar 2022, 08:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM is one of the traditional carmakers that look well-positioned to make a dent in Tesla EV sales. With the longest experience in building electric vehicles, GM has some exciting products in the pipeline, like the GMC Hummer EV or the Cadillac Lyri...

 
2001 Volkswagen EuroVan Westfalia MV Weekender Is As Good as New After More Than 20 Years
2001 Volkswagen EuroVan Westfalia MV Weekender Is As Good as New After More Than 20 Years

29 Mar 2022, 16:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Volkswagen Transport T4 marks the engineering and production quality peak for Volkswagen. Sold as EuroVan in North America, the T4 is still considered modern by today’s standards and comes with legendary reliability. If you’re looki...

 
GM's Automated Driving System Might Be Good, but It Still Needs to Learn From Tesla
GM's Automated Driving System Might Be Good, but It Still Needs to Learn From Tesla

29 Mar 2022, 15:29 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM’s Super Cruise automated driving system has been praised both by users and regulators, some even saying it is better than Tesla Autopilot. Even so, moving to the next level, GM seems to need a helping hand from Tesla, as the Detroit carmak...

 
How Long Are EV Batteries Expected to Last?
How Long Are EV Batteries Expected to Last?

29 Mar 2022, 14:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people postpone buying an electric vehicle thinking the battery has a very limited lifecycle and replacing it is prohibitively expensive. Experience has shown that EV batteries are quite reliable, actually, with electric cars going strong even...

 
High Fuel Prices and Tight Car Inventory Drive Used EVs Prices Through the Roof
High Fuel Prices and Tight Car Inventory Drive Used EVs Prices Through the Roof

29 Mar 2022, 13:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / EV and ICE car owners make fun of each other after both sides were faced with increased times spent in line to charge or fill up. They might not know it, but there are other areas where owning an EV or an ICE vehicle really does not matter. One of ...

 
How Far Can You Drive an EV in Winter Conditions: 10 Popular Models Tested
How Far Can You Drive an EV in Winter Conditions: 10 Popular Models Tested

29 Mar 2022, 11:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicles have become quite experts these days at estimating the driving range. Although not impossible, you have to struggle hard (or be totally incompetent) to completely exhaust an EV battery before you get to a charging station. But col...

 
Watch Rivian R1T Proving Its Fording Talents in Mojave, California
Watch Rivian R1T Proving Its Fording Talents in Mojave, California

29 Mar 2022, 08:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicles have a native talent for water fording, unlike their ICE counterparts. Not only they don’t need air to function, but they also seem unfazed by the water flooding the electrical components. A Rivian R1T owner proved this agai...

 
North America Will Get Tens of Billions Worth of EV Battery Plants in the Following Years
North America Will Get Tens of Billions Worth of EV Battery Plants in the Following Years

28 Mar 2022, 16:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Once the traditional carmakers have joined the EV revolution, many believed they would blow Tesla out of the water with their capacities. But the problem is more complicated than it seems, and for EV production to work, there needs to be a flourish...

 
There's No Easy Answer to the EV vs ICE Car Dilemma, Even as the Gas Prices Explode
There's No Easy Answer to the EV vs ICE Car Dilemma, Even as the Gas Prices Explode

28 Mar 2022, 15:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / People like to comfort themselves that they made the best choice, no matter how uninspired it was. It’s hard to admit that you were wrong, but it’s not hard to give other people credit for their choices. And still, we like to make fun o...

 
This 1971 Ford Econoline Sportsmobile 4x4 Camper Looks Apocalypse-Ready, Won't Disappoint
This 1971 Ford Econoline Sportsmobile 4x4 Camper Looks Apocalypse-Ready, Won't Disappoint

28 Mar 2022, 14:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rugged campers are becoming more popular as people began to explore the surroundings during the pandemic. If you value classic campers, look no further than this 1971 Ford Econoline Sportsmobile 4x4 camper conversion, on auction at Bring a Trailer....

 

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