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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.
Elon Musk Teases New Battery Chemistries in the Works Aiming for Giga-Scale
Elon Musk Teases New Battery Chemistries in the Works Aiming for Giga-Scale

23 Mar 2022, 14:42 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Current Li-Ion batteries, with the notable exception of those with LFP chemistry, use raw materials that are either expensive or very hard to find. This questions the very mission of electric vehicles as outlined by Elon Musk in his famous Master P...

 
Tesla Full Self-Driving To Land in Europe This Year, Beta-Testing Starts in 2023
Tesla Full Self-Driving To Land in Europe This Year, Beta-Testing Starts in 2023

23 Mar 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk flew to Germany in time for the Giga Berlin grand opening ceremony and personally handed over the keys of the first “made in Germany” Tesla Model Y vehicles to German customers. Beyond the customary victory dance and the chatt...

 
Gone in 60 Seconds: Thieves Steal High-Dollar Vehicles From Stellantis Factory Lots
Gone in 60 Seconds: Thieves Steal High-Dollar Vehicles From Stellantis Factory Lots

23 Mar 2022, 09:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As new vehicles piled up on factory lots while waiting for critical components to be delivered, car thieves had enough time to figure out how to steal them. Several heists targeting Stellatis factory lots around the Detroit area in the past months....

 
New Technology Allows Charging an EV Faster Than Pumping Gas
New Technology Allows Charging an EV Faster Than Pumping Gas

22 Mar 2022, 17:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When it comes to EV adoption, one of the most important issues people complain about is the long charging times. This comes in stark contrast to the minute or so it takes to fill up a tank at a gas station. It appears that new technology will allow...

 
The 727-HP Hoss Fly Barstool With a Big-Block V8 Is the Craziest Thing One Could Drive
The 727-HP Hoss Fly Barstool With a Big-Block V8 Is the Craziest Thing One Could Drive

22 Mar 2022, 16:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / This is the modern version of a witch’s broomstick, only instead of the stick, there’s a monstrous big-block 572-ci V8 engine under your tushies. There’s enough power for a 1980s-era Formula 1 car behind you and this should scare ...

 
Ken Block Gets To Drift the Audi RS E-Tron GT, the Electric Car Fights Back
Ken Block Gets To Drift the Audi RS E-Tron GT, the Electric Car Fights Back

22 Mar 2022, 15:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Being Ken Block is not easy, as people expect you to drift every single car that gets in your way. We haven’t seen many electric vehicles drifting, and that’s why ken Block meeting an EV was such an interesting proposition. We wanted to...

 
Someone Watched Too Many Ford Commercials, Killed a 2021 Bronco in a Mud Excursion
Someone Watched Too Many Ford Commercials, Killed a 2021 Bronco in a Mud Excursion

22 Mar 2022, 13:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people buy the Ford Bronco for its massive coolness, without ever thinking of going off the tarmac. But others take Bronco commercials a little too literally and they try to replicate them in real-life scenarios, with various degrees of succes...

 
Avoid Dealers' Markups With This Rock-Solid Toyota 4Runner Selling With No Reserve
Avoid Dealers' Markups With This Rock-Solid Toyota 4Runner Selling With No Reserve

22 Mar 2022, 10:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people are put off by the huge increase in vehicle prices and the dealers’ shoddy practices to markup popular models. Buying a new vehicle has never been this hard and waiting times stretch for more than a year in some cases. This has ma...

 
Rivian Goes Against the EV Tides As the Only Startup To Outsource Its Electric Motors
Rivian Goes Against the EV Tides As the Only Startup To Outsource Its Electric Motors

22 Mar 2022, 09:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Carmakers have to carefully balance their insource/outsource strategy to meet the goals in terms of budgeting, flexibility, and scale. When it comes to electric motors, most EV startups opted for developing their electric powertrains in-house, whil...

 
Myth Busted: Electric Vehicles Particulate Pollution Higher Than ICE Vehicles
Myth Busted: Electric Vehicles Particulate Pollution Higher Than ICE Vehicles

21 Mar 2022, 17:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Claims that EV tires and brakes produce more particulates than those of gas and diesel vehicles are greatly exaggerated, according to a RAC report. Despite being heavier, electric vehicles are not burning through rubber like drift cars and they bar...

 
With Gas Prices at an All-Time High, Hackers Find Gas Pumps Are Easy Targets
With Gas Prices at an All-Time High, Hackers Find Gas Pumps Are Easy Targets

21 Mar 2022, 16:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As the fuel prices go higher and higher, so does people’s creativity in obtaining the precious liquid. Some thieves puncture the fuel tanks to extract the gas, while others turn to hacks to make the gas pumps dispense the fuel for free. The r...

 
Tesla Giga Berlin Receives Its Final Operating Permit, It's Full Steam Ahead Now
Tesla Giga Berlin Receives Its Final Operating Permit, It's Full Steam Ahead Now

21 Mar 2022, 14:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After more than a year of struggling, Tesla has finally received full approval to begin mass-production at Gigafactory Berlin. Tesla had to prove meeting 400 conditions and requirements regarding environment and species protection to turn a prelimi...

 
Mustang Mach-E Got EV-Friendly Driving Routes With iOS 15.4 and Apple CarPlay
Mustang Mach-E Got EV-Friendly Driving Routes With iOS 15.4 and Apple CarPlay

21 Mar 2022, 14:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Most EV owners need to use the in-car navigation system because it’s the only way they can plot a trip with convenient charging on the way. This is because the integrated navigation has access to privileged information regarding the battery&r...

 
Quatro Tiny House on Wheels Can Double as a Guest House or Office for Stylish Nomads
Quatro Tiny House on Wheels Can Double as a Guest House or Office for Stylish Nomads

21 Mar 2022, 13:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Land Ark RV builder has impressed us in the past with stylish tiny houses like the Draper and the Drake. Its latest offering ‘Quatro’ keeps the same stylish design but is a lot more compact than their previous models. This is obvious fr...

 
One of the Very Few GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 Sells for Crazy Money at Auction
One of the Very Few GMC Hummer EV Edition 1 Sells for Crazy Money at Auction

21 Mar 2022, 09:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM has managed to picture itself as a forward-thinking brand, ready to embrace the EV revolution. The GMC Hummer EV and the Chevrolet Silverado EV are part of this revolution, and the two electric trucks set the U.S. market on fire although they ar...

 
Volkswagen T2 Doesn't Get More Authentic Than This No-Reserve 1978 Type 2 Westfalia
Volkswagen T2 Doesn't Get More Authentic Than This No-Reserve 1978 Type 2 Westfalia

19 Mar 2022, 22:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The history of the Volkswagen Microbus or Bus is interesting, especially as the Type 2 became a symbol of the protests against Detroit’s overpowered and exaggerated vehicles. The second-generation Type 2 (T2) does not have the same appeal as ...

 
Carmakers Started Deleting Features To Speed Up Deliveries, but There Are Red Lines
Carmakers Started Deleting Features To Speed Up Deliveries, but There Are Red Lines

19 Mar 2022, 10:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Faced with chip shortages, carmakers had to make the hard choice between stopping production while waiting for new chips to be delivered or continuing with the production and figuring out what to do later. Procrastination is in our nature, so you k...

 
Tesla Model S Plaid Humiliates Porsche Taycan Turbo S at Virginia International Raceway
Tesla Model S Plaid Humiliates Porsche Taycan Turbo S at Virginia International Raceway

18 Mar 2022, 18:07 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / For many years, the Tesla Model S performance has been unparalleled especially when it comes to straight-line acceleration. This lasted just about until Porsche released the Taycan, the first proper electric sports car. Porsche quickly demonstrated...

 
This Is How Hyundai Awoke the "Beast" in Mark Wahlberg's Tucson From "Uncharted"
This Is How Hyundai Awoke the "Beast" in Mark Wahlberg's Tucson From "Uncharted"

18 Mar 2022, 16:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The car industry has figured out that movies are an excellent means of promotion, while the movie industry thrived on this symbiosis. It’s a win-win that got us some of the most interesting car concepts. One of them is, no doubt, the Tucson &...

 
Cute 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia Is Everything You Need, Sells With No Reserve
Cute 1980 Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia Is Everything You Need, Sells With No Reserve

18 Mar 2022, 15:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia was a great camper that impressed in its heydays and it still looks stylish more than 40 years later. Today it also comes with the bonus that you can buy one for a reasonable amount of money. The one we’ve found o...

 

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