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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.
The Mysterious Reason Thieves Target the Steering Wheels of One Chevrolet Model
The Mysterious Reason Thieves Target the Steering Wheels of One Chevrolet Model

28 Mar 2022, 13:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We live in extraordinary times, with inflation making a dent in everyone’s wallet. It’s usually in times like this that theft rates increase, and we’ve already seen thieves stealing catalytic converters and gas from tanks or direc...

 
Leopard Causes Massive Production Disruption at Mercedes-Benz Factory
Leopard Causes Massive Production Disruption at Mercedes-Benz Factory

28 Mar 2022, 10:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Every carmaker has experienced production delays in the past years, with the main causes being the pandemic, the chip shortage, or other supply chain problems. But a delay caused by such a crazy reason as a leopard shutting off the factory is extre...

 
This FPV Drone Video Inside Giga Berlin Is Mesmerizing
This FPV Drone Video Inside Giga Berlin Is Mesmerizing

28 Mar 2022, 08:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla’s German gigafactory is finally online, which brings huge relief to the EV maker’s production nightmares. Giga Berlin is far from ramping up to full capacity but taken from previous experience we expect a rapid pace increase in th...

 
Here Is What You Need To Do To Get the Best Deal on a Camper or an RV
Here Is What You Need To Do To Get the Best Deal on a Camper or an RV

26 Mar 2022, 22:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Faced with restrictions, people wanted to evade and turned to campers and RVs to free themselves from the cities. The new trend was so strong that the RV industry recorded the best sales in history during 2020 and 2021. The market is still hot, and...

 
The Dealer Sales Model Is Flawed and Dealers Know It Too, They're Freaking Out Already
The Dealer Sales Model Is Flawed and Dealers Know It Too, They're Freaking Out Already

26 Mar 2022, 11:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Car dealers seem engaged in a self-destructive spiral that would render them irrelevant in the years to come. The fact that the world is already moving away from the dealer sales model sure doesn’t help, but abusive practices like insane mark...

 
Chicago Businessman Gives Away $1 Million Worth of Gas, Queues Have Blocked the Streets
Chicago Businessman Gives Away $1 Million Worth of Gas, Queues Have Blocked the Streets

25 Mar 2022, 18:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Nothing in life is free, they say, and yet this is one thing that people forget quite easily when presented with the opportunity. In face of increasing gas prices, people found a businessman’s offer to fill up their tanks for free very compel...

 
California Cuts Down on Tesla Subsidies and Offers Residents Up to $800 To Buy Fuel
California Cuts Down on Tesla Subsidies and Offers Residents Up to $800 To Buy Fuel

25 Mar 2022, 17:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Two seemingly unrelated news came from California this week, but they compound to change the automotive landscape in the most EV-friendly state in the U.S. One is Tesla losing the generous state subsidies that helped it gain traction in California ...

 
Car Apps Are a Big Concern, Allow Controlling the Car Even After Selling It
Car Apps Are a Big Concern, Allow Controlling the Car Even After Selling It

25 Mar 2022, 15:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We all want the latest technologies into our cars, and the carmakers have tried to satisfy everybody. We can now enjoy remote control via phone apps to check on our car’s fuel level, location, and more while sitting inside our houses. This sy...

 
LFP Batteries To Absolutely Dominate Global Li-Ion Market by 2030, It's Simple Economics
LFP Batteries To Absolutely Dominate Global Li-Ion Market by 2030, It's Simple Economics

25 Mar 2022, 13:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Li-Ion batteries are the most important component of an electric vehicle, and EV market expansion has led to rapid developments in this field. Traditionally, EV makers favored nickel-based chemistries, like NCA (Tesla) and NCM (other carmakers), bu...

 
A New Insane Twist in the Flying Tesla Case Changes Everything Police Took for Granted
A New Insane Twist in the Flying Tesla Case Changes Everything Police Took for Granted

25 Mar 2022, 11:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A flying Tesla video that went viral over the weekend started a chain of events that should make it a textbook for social media deceit and police incompetence. Five days later, the LAPD is still struggling to find out what happened, even though thi...

 
This No-Reserve 1973 Volkswagen 23-Window Microbus Hides a Dirty Little Secret
This No-Reserve 1973 Volkswagen 23-Window Microbus Hides a Dirty Little Secret

25 Mar 2022, 09:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The 23-windows Volkswagen Bus was the top of the line of the first-generation Type 2. Although its production was discontinued in Europe and the U.S. by 1967, the Brazilians were still making it until 1975. This 1973 example comes with all the bell...

 
Big Oil Gas Stations Sue Rival Station for Selling Fuel Too Cheap, Backlash Ensues
Big Oil Gas Stations Sue Rival Station for Selling Fuel Too Cheap, Backlash Ensues

24 Mar 2022, 17:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The gas prices have gone way up after Russia invaded Ukraine and people across the U.S. have been hit with huge gas bills. The situation is also hard for the gas station owners since people buy less gas. That’s why some try to lure people in ...

 
Ioniq Liquids Are the Secret Sauce of Solid-State Batteries, a Breakthrough Is in Sight
Ioniq Liquids Are the Secret Sauce of Solid-State Batteries, a Breakthrough Is in Sight

24 Mar 2022, 16:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lithium-ion batteries power almost every device in our lives, from the watches on our wrists to the houses we live in. Electric vehicles have pushed battery development to a neck-breaking pace, leading to new chemistries with increased energy densi...

 
Jefferies: Tesla Accumulates Cash at a Faster Pace Than Its Ability To Grow Physically
Jefferies: Tesla Accumulates Cash at a Faster Pace Than Its Ability To Grow Physically

24 Mar 2022, 15:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Analysts are bullish about Tesla’s prospects to dominate the EV sector in the years to come. They take into account recent price hikes to compensate for the cost inflation, the new gigafactories coming online, and the positive cash flow. Base...

 
Ford's New Patent for a Vehicle With Drift Mode Brings a Fresh Approach
Ford's New Patent for a Vehicle With Drift Mode Brings a Fresh Approach

24 Mar 2022, 14:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Every driver dreams of becoming Ken Block, so drifting is considered the technique to learn if you’re serious about being considered a pilot. Ford let anyone with a driver’s license look like a competent drift pilot with the launch of t...

 
Musk: Tesla Cybertruck Development Should Be Complete Soon, Production To Start in 2023
Musk: Tesla Cybertruck Development Should Be Complete Soon, Production To Start in 2023

24 Mar 2022, 13:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One of the biggest disappointments for Tesla fans is that Cybertruck has yet to enter production, more than two years after it was introduced in November 2019. Of course, the most disappointed has to be those 32k folks who paid to reserve the Cyber...

 
Rivian R1T Aces the 70-Mph Highway Range Test, Despite Driving on All-Terrain Tires
Rivian R1T Aces the 70-Mph Highway Range Test, Despite Driving on All-Terrain Tires

24 Mar 2022, 09:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian was the talk of the town last year after succeeding in beating Tesla to market with the first electric pickup, the R1T. Since then, Rivian position has weakened, due to missed production targets and mixed prospects. But this doesn’t me...

 
A New Production Technique Will Put an End to Chip Shortages That Rocked the Auto Industry
A New Production Technique Will Put an End to Chip Shortages That Rocked the Auto Industry

23 Mar 2022, 17:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The whole automotive industry is affected by the chip shortage that hit the world after 2020. Despite efforts, the precious pieces of silicon are still hard to find, and the plans to expand existing factories will not change the situation in the ne...

 
Gang of Four Busted After Hacking Gas Pumps To Pay Pennies for a Gallon of Fuel
Gang of Four Busted After Hacking Gas Pumps To Pay Pennies for a Gallon of Fuel

23 Mar 2022, 16:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Soaring fuel prices incentivize hackers to rig fuel pumps, showing just how vulnerable the whole system is. According to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, four people were caught installing sophisticated devices inside pu...

 
This 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Is Brand New, Still Has Its Plastic Wraps On
This 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Is Brand New, Still Has Its Plastic Wraps On

23 Mar 2022, 15:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon is a very special breed of the high-performance SRT Hellcat, with a lighter body and a more powerful engine. One of the only 3,300 units built for the 2018 model year is up for grabs at Bring a Trailer and it already ...

 

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