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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.
Volkswagen Loses Almost 4,000 Cars As the Felicity Ace Cargo Ship Sinks in Rough Seas
Volkswagen Loses Almost 4,000 Cars As the Felicity Ace Cargo Ship Sinks in Rough Seas

1 Mar 2022, 16:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen lost any hopes of recovering some of the 4,000 cars onboard Felicity Ace, as the cargo ship sank in rough seas off the coast of Portugal. The ship was consumed by a fire that started two weeks ago in the cargo hold while en route to the ...

 
Lucid Significantly Slashes 2022 Production Forecast
Lucid Significantly Slashes 2022 Production Forecast

1 Mar 2022, 14:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lucid is one of the companies that is expected to take on Tesla and yet there’s little evidence this would be the case. Lucid Air deliveries reached a few hundred units since the start of production last fall and were expected to get to 20,00...

 
Ford Bronco Owners Rejoice, Aftermarket Hardtop Roofs Are Here To Save the Day
Ford Bronco Owners Rejoice, Aftermarket Hardtop Roofs Are Here To Save the Day

1 Mar 2022, 13:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Ford Bronco is such a hit with customers, but it was not without flows. Early examples suffered from hardtop failure and even later on, the hardtop option was hard to come by. It was one of the reasons so many people opted for a soft-top Bronco...

 
A School Bus Conversion Is the Perfect Tiny Home on Wheels for Your Nomad Life
A School Bus Conversion Is the Perfect Tiny Home on Wheels for Your Nomad Life

1 Mar 2022, 10:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After living a perfectly boring life for decades, a couple from Indiana decided to do a 180 and start a nomad life. The most incredible part is that they did this in a school bus that they converted themselves. The skoolie’s interior looks in...

 
Tesla Thinks Eyes Are All We Need, Drops Radar Sensors From the Model S and Model X
Tesla Thinks Eyes Are All We Need, Drops Radar Sensors From the Model S and Model X

1 Mar 2022, 09:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After stripping radar from the Model 3 and Model Y, Tesla did the same with the refreshed Model S and Model X. But are video cameras enough to power the complex Tesla’s Full Self-Driving suite? Elon Musk thinks so, although all other carmaker...

 
1988 Volkswagen Vanagon Camper Sells With No Reserve, There Are No Surprises
1988 Volkswagen Vanagon Camper Sells With No Reserve, There Are No Surprises

28 Feb 2022, 17:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Volkswagen Vanagon with the Westfalia treatment is one of the most competent camper vans of the ’80s. We found a GL trim for sale on Bring a Trailer that is still in good condition, while the price has not yet spiked to stratospheric levels...

 
Steven Spielberg Is Set To Direct a New Bullitt Movie, Just in Time for the New Mustang
Steven Spielberg Is Set To Direct a New Bullitt Movie, Just in Time for the New Mustang

28 Feb 2022, 16:29 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The famous car chase from the 1968 thriller Bullitt will have a sequel, according to rumors exclusively presented by Deadline. Steven Spielberg will direct the movie, while Academy Award winner Josh Singer will write the script. There is no timelin...

 
Tesla Model 3 Spontaneously Catches Fire During Defrost Car Mode, Leaves Owner in Shock
Tesla Model 3 Spontaneously Catches Fire During Defrost Car Mode, Leaves Owner in Shock

28 Feb 2022, 14:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A disgruntled Tesla owner took to Twitter with a video showing the charred interior of his 2022 Model 3 LR. The post mentions a “spontaneous fire behind the rear passenger seat during the ‘Defrost Car’ mode” with few other d...

 
Here Are the Safest Car Brands in the U.S. in 2022, According to the IIHS
Here Are the Safest Car Brands in the U.S. in 2022, According to the IIHS

28 Feb 2022, 13:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has included 65 models on its 2022 Top Safety Pick+ award list, up from the 49 models on last year’s list. This comes down to improved headlight offerings that saw more models boosted into the...

 
GM's Small Turbocharged Engines Suffer From Loss of Performance in Winter Conditions
GM's Small Turbocharged Engines Suffer From Loss of Performance in Winter Conditions

28 Feb 2022, 10:49 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicle owners have often been affected by charging stations blockages known as “ICE-ing.” Now it seems ICE vehicles owners have icing problems of their own. In the case of those driving GM vehicles with a small turbocharged en...

 
Giga Berlin's Final Approval Is Expected by the End of the Week, Opening Ceremony in March
Giga Berlin's Final Approval Is Expected by the End of the Week, Opening Ceremony in March

28 Feb 2022, 09:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Giga Berlin project seemed doomed only a week ago, but a report from Germany brings good news for Elon Musk and his company. According to the German news outlet Tagesspiegel, the final approval for the plant will be issued no later than this Fr...

 
A Clever But Simple Trick Helps Solar Panels Exceed Their Maximum Theoretical Efficiency
A Clever But Simple Trick Helps Solar Panels Exceed Their Maximum Theoretical Efficiency

27 Feb 2022, 11:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Solar panels are a great way to generate electricity, and are in use around the world for applications ranging from powering small radios and even cities to military and space satellites. Although inexpensive and ubiquitous, they have a weak side: ...

 
This Chevrolet C20 Longhorn Pickup With a Franklin Camper Combo Hides a Nasty Surprise
This Chevrolet C20 Longhorn Pickup With a Franklin Camper Combo Hides a Nasty Surprise

26 Feb 2022, 11:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Two for the price of one is what everybody wants when buying something, and we might have found just that. This 1968 Chevrolet C20 Longhorn Pickup that comes with a Franklin Camper is one of the coolest things we’ve ever seen on an auction si...

 
Lamborghini Does Not Rule Out Aventador Production Restart After Felicity Ace Fire
Lamborghini Does Not Rule Out Aventador Production Restart After Felicity Ace Fire

25 Feb 2022, 20:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When car carrier ship Felicity Ace caught fire more than a week ago, four thousand Americans waiting for their cars had their hearts skip a beat. Among the cars that burned on the ship were 1,100 Porsches and quite a few Bentleys and Lamborghinis t...

 
This 1987 Chevrolet P30 Motorhome Hides a Few Surprises, Sells With No Reserve
This 1987 Chevrolet P30 Motorhome Hides a Few Surprises, Sells With No Reserve

25 Feb 2022, 16:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / If you’re looking for a motorhome on the cheap, look no further than this 1987 Chevrolet P30 with an interesting history. Despite its modest appearance, it hides more than a few surprises, and it will surely serve you well. Buying a motorh...

 
WiTricity Is Back With an Aftermarket Wireless Charging Solution, It's a Winner
WiTricity Is Back With an Aftermarket Wireless Charging Solution, It's a Winner

25 Feb 2022, 15:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / In theory, wireless charging is the best human invention since the wheel, probably, but for some reason, it didn’t quite get the attention its proponents hoped for. WiTricity, a startup that specialized in wireless charging solutions, thinks ...

 
Ford Explains How It's Going To Scale Up Electric Vehicles Capacity to 600,000 per Year
Ford Explains How It's Going To Scale Up Electric Vehicles Capacity to 600,000 per Year

25 Feb 2022, 13:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford feels it’s in a position to take on Tesla as the number one EV maker, so it laid out plans to reach a capacity of 600,000 units per year by the end of 2023. But this is just the beginning, warns Ford CEO while sharing a video detailing F...

 
Rivian Sets Ambitious Goal To Acquire 10% EV Market Share by 2030
Rivian Sets Ambitious Goal To Acquire 10% EV Market Share by 2030

25 Feb 2022, 12:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe shared ambitious plans to acquire 10% of the EV market over the next eight years. The new goal is based on ramping up production at Rivian’s Normal, Illinois plant, and the opening of the second plant in Georgia...

 
Round Steering Wheel Option Is Coming to Tesla Model S and Model X, Not Everyone Impressed
Round Steering Wheel Option Is Coming to Tesla Model S and Model X, Not Everyone Impressed

25 Feb 2022, 09:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla introduced the controversial steering yoke a year ago, alongside the refreshed Model S and Model X and everyone was in shock. Tesla refused to even consider offering an optional regular steering wheel at the time, but a recent discovery shows...

 
Diesel Giant Cummins Goes Electric, Invests $3.7B To Buy Electric Powertrain Maker Meritor
Diesel Giant Cummins Goes Electric, Invests $3.7B To Buy Electric Powertrain Maker Meritor

24 Feb 2022, 21:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electrification is in full swing, and even diehard petrolheads begin to take notes. Cummins, one of the most important diesel engine makers, is already making strides in decarbonizing its engines. After experimenting with hydrogen, Cummins goes all...

 

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