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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.
Tesla FSD's Aggressive Unprotected Left Turn Shows We Will Be Bullied by Self-Driving Soon
Tesla FSD's Aggressive Unprotected Left Turn Shows We Will Be Bullied by Self-Driving Soon

2 Feb 2022, 16:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Full Self-Driving is a promising technology and Elon Musk has bet Tesla's future on it, although in its current form it is not very useful or very advanced. Nevertheless, Tesla makes progress with every iteration of the system and a recent vid...

 
You Can Now Ride in a Driverless Car in San Francisco As Cruise Opens to the Public
You Can Now Ride in a Driverless Car in San Francisco As Cruise Opens to the Public

2 Feb 2022, 15:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise has opened up to the public in San Francisco, helped by a fresh $1.35 billion investment from SoftBank Vision Fund. The rides are free of charge for now, but the service will begin to monetize the rides soon. If you thought the Chevrolet ...

 
Watch the New Hyundai Ioniq 5 Super Bowl Playoffs Ads Starring Ozark Actor Jason Bateman
Watch the New Hyundai Ioniq 5 Super Bowl Playoffs Ads Starring Ozark Actor Jason Bateman

2 Feb 2022, 14:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although Hyundai decided to skip the Super Bowl finals this year, it will still run commercials during the playoffs. Two Ioniq 5 promo spots featuring Ozark star Jason Bateman present Hyundai’s EV as the most evolved electric model in history...

 
Future Generation Lexus RX To Feature Three New Hybrid Powertrains, One Plug-In
Future Generation Lexus RX To Feature Three New Hybrid Powertrains, One Plug-In

2 Feb 2022, 13:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The next-generation Lexus RX was teased last December in a PR stunt by Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda. The Japanese carmaker introduced its future ICE lineup tucked behind the electric models that Lexus plans to develop in the next years. Now, reports from...

 
The Blacklake XT1 Is the Ford F-150 Raptor Fighter GM Will Never Build
The Blacklake XT1 Is the Ford F-150 Raptor Fighter GM Will Never Build

2 Feb 2022, 10:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Chevrolet Silverado ZR2 might not be a true Ford-F150 Raptor rival, but independent tuners step in to correct this slight problem for Chevy off-road fans. Enter tzhe Blacklake XT1, a seriously capable truck based on the Silverado 1500 that ups ...

 
U.S. Road Deaths at Record Highs in 2021 After Highest Increase Rate in History
U.S. Road Deaths at Record Highs in 2021 After Highest Increase Rate in History

2 Feb 2022, 09:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / NHTSA projects that close to 32,000 people died in traffic crashes from January through September 2021, which represents a whopping 12% increase compared to the still high 28,000 figure in 2020. This is the highest increase rate in the Fatality Ana...

 
The BlueCruise Assistance System Won't Work on the Ford F-150 Raptor, Which Is a Bummer
The BlueCruise Assistance System Won't Work on the Ford F-150 Raptor, Which Is a Bummer

1 Feb 2022, 17:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford’s BlueCruise advanced driver-assistance suite is one of the best on the market today, allowing for semi-autonomous driving in certain situations. As good as it is, it won’t be available on the Ford F-150 Raptor trucks, Ford citing ...

 
The Multi-Million-Dollar Recreation of the Long-Lost 1935 Bugatti Aerolithe Is for Sale
The Multi-Million-Dollar Recreation of the Long-Lost 1935 Bugatti Aerolithe Is for Sale

1 Feb 2022, 16:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The multi-million recreation of one of the most mysterious cars in history, the Bugatti Aerolithe, is on sale at this spring Paris Retromobile. Although only a replica, it is still expected to fetch more than $3 million. The original Bugatti Aer...

 
Lucid Air Dream Edition Is Sold Out but eBay Has Your Back, if You Have the Dough
Lucid Air Dream Edition Is Sold Out but eBay Has Your Back, if You Have the Dough

1 Feb 2022, 14:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Lucid Air Dream Edition is a limited run of the first electric sedan Lucid produces, with only 520 units available to celebrate the 520 miles EPA range of the car. Despite the steep price of $163,000, all of them found buyers so you can no long...

 
Video: Owner Totals His Corvette Z06 During a Track Day at Willow Springs Raceway
Video: Owner Totals His Corvette Z06 During a Track Day at Willow Springs Raceway

1 Feb 2022, 14:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Sports cars are made to be raced and the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 is one of the finest in this regard. That’s until the driver makes a tiny mistake and the fun stops, sometimes with tragic consequences. A video uploaded on YouTube shows the sca...

 
GM's Mary Barra Vows To Blow Tesla Out of the Water, Throws Billions at It
GM's Mary Barra Vows To Blow Tesla Out of the Water, Throws Billions at It

1 Feb 2022, 10:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM is one of the big carmakers that are best positioned to take on Tesla as the leader of the EV market. GM has the EV lineup all figured out, the battery plans in place, and even developed one of the best automated driving solutions in the industr...

 
You Can Now Buy Used Vehicles With a 14-Day/1,000-Mile Money-Back Guarantee
You Can Now Buy Used Vehicles With a 14-Day/1,000-Mile Money-Back Guarantee

1 Feb 2022, 09:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The used car market is red-hot these days as the customers find it harder to buy new vehicles. With increased competition in this field and the big carmakers entering the fray, it is time for Ford to step up its game by offering unique services. Th...

 
Unfinished C8 Corvette Bodies Heading to Dismantling in Ohio Are Painful to Watch
Unfinished C8 Corvette Bodies Heading to Dismantling in Ohio Are Painful to Watch

31 Jan 2022, 17:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Some of the Corvettes that got destroyed at the Bowling Green Assembly plant last December were recently spotted in Ohio on the back of a trailer. Most probably, these were the condemned cars on the production line that are heading to a dismantling...

 
This Is How the Rivian R1T Handles Ike Gauntlet, the World's Toughest Towing Test
This Is How the Rivian R1T Handles Ike Gauntlet, the World's Toughest Towing Test

31 Jan 2022, 15:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Towing is one of the most basic tasks a pickup truck is needed for, but also one of the toughest. We already know the Rivian R1T is a capable truck, but is it good enough to get through the World's Toughest Towing Test? The guys at the Fast La...

 
Tesla Will License Full Self-Driving to Other Manufacturers, Elon Musk Says
Tesla Will License Full Self-Driving to Other Manufacturers, Elon Musk Says

31 Jan 2022, 14:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Full Self-Driving is a controversial technology right now, but things are expected to change. According to an Elon Musk tweet, FSD will be so advanced that other carmakers will have to license it from Tesla. This will be a very lucrative line of bu...

 
Cummins Jumps on the Hydrogen ICE Bandwagon, It's Getting Serious
Cummins Jumps on the Hydrogen ICE Bandwagon, It's Getting Serious

31 Jan 2022, 13:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicles might not be everyone’s darling and in some cases - for instance, it might not be practical to have commercial vehicles and other heavy-duty equipment run on batteries. This leaves the door open for the combustion engine to ...

 
GM Is Testing a New Order Tracking Program for Chevrolet Corvette Customers
GM Is Testing a New Order Tracking Program for Chevrolet Corvette Customers

31 Jan 2022, 10:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many customers who ordered a Chevy Corvette were frustrated with the current GM’s vehicle tracking system. A new tracking system is being tested for those who placed their order starting last December. If it proves successful, it will become ...

 
Customers Who Reserved the Cybertruck Two Years Ago, Frustrated With the Lack of Progress
Customers Who Reserved the Cybertruck Two Years Ago, Frustrated With the Lack of Progress

31 Jan 2022, 08:54 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Tesla Cybertruck was a wild take on a pickup truck back in 2019 and it might still be today, had it ever been produced. Two years later, the Cybertruck is still MIA, and those who made a reservation started to show frustration toward the lack o...

 
First 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Raises $3.6 Million at Auction, Sets a New Record
First 2023 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Raises $3.6 Million at Auction, Sets a New Record

30 Jan 2022, 11:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / VIN 001 of the highly anticipated Chevy Corvette Z06 went under the hammer at the Barrett-Jackson auction event in Scottsdale, Arizona, raising a record $3.6 million for charity. As expected, the car was scooped up by Rick Hendrick, who also won th...

 
A Missed Oil Change Costs a Canadian Driver His 2018 Ram 1500 Truck
A Missed Oil Change Costs a Canadian Driver His 2018 Ram 1500 Truck

29 Jan 2022, 22:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Not abiding by the manufacturer's recommendations could be costly if you happen to need a repair done under warranty. This is something a Canadian found the hard way after his truck’s engine broke and he was left with a 19,000 CAD (14,90...

 

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