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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.
Ford EV Owners First To Get Complimentary NACS Adapters, Making Rivian Owners Jealous
Ford EV Owners First To Get Complimentary NACS Adapters, Making Rivian Owners Jealous

2 Feb 2024, 16:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When Rivian adopted the NACS standard, it also promised to offer its customers complimentary NACS to CCS adapters. The move impressed everyone, especially as other carmakers did not offer a similar gesture. However, as the deadline approaches, it a...

 
Tesla Model 3 Performance With Three-Motor Setup Not Likely To Happen
Tesla Model 3 Performance With Three-Motor Setup Not Likely To Happen

2 Feb 2024, 12:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / New reports from China indicate that Tesla might start Model 3 Performance production sooner than expected. Among the features rumored for the refreshed model is a tri-motor configuration, which is again considered possible. However, adding a secon...

 
Tesla Issues New Software 'Recall' To Change the Warning Icon Sizes
Tesla Issues New Software 'Recall' To Change the Warning Icon Sizes

2 Feb 2024, 10:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is preparing a new voluntary software "recall" to change the size of some indicator icons. The change has been agreed with the NHTSA after the agency found that some icons don't always comply with the size requirements. The upd...

 
Tesla To Start LFP Battery Production in Nevada Using Equipment From China's CATL
Tesla To Start LFP Battery Production in Nevada Using Equipment From China's CATL

1 Feb 2024, 16:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / New rumors indicate that Tesla will buy equipment from CATL to start production of LFP cells in Sparkes, Nevada. The EV maker is struggling to ramp up 4680 cell production and also needs to produce cheaper battery cells in the US to benefit from th...

 
Camping in the Back of a Tesla Cybertruck Is Not the Smooth Experience People Hoped For
Camping in the Back of a Tesla Cybertruck Is Not the Smooth Experience People Hoped For

1 Feb 2024, 15:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Electric vehicles are natural-born campers, as they can maintain the cabin temperature for extended periods regardless of the weather conditions. People hoped the Cybertruck would raise the bar even higher, but that didn't happen. Tesla's...

 
First Impressions of the US-Spec Tesla Model 3 Highland Are Not All Flattering
First Impressions of the US-Spec Tesla Model 3 Highland Are Not All Flattering

1 Feb 2024, 09:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Last September, Tesla launched the refreshed Model 3 in Asia and Europe, making the US customers jealous. The US variant took another four months to start deliveries, which made the Americans anxious to test it and place an order. However, the firs...

 
Patent Filing Might Offer First Look at Upcoming Rivian R2S Compact SUV
Patent Filing Might Offer First Look at Upcoming Rivian R2S Compact SUV

31 Jan 2024, 17:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian promised to reveal the upcoming R2S compact SUV in the first quarter of 2024, more specifically on March 7, if we take into account a recent permit filing. Another filing, this time for a headlamp patent, might offer the first glimpse at the...

 
"Never Incorporate Your Company in Delaware": Musk Lashes Out After Bizarre Court Ruling
"Never Incorporate Your Company in Delaware": Musk Lashes Out After Bizarre Court Ruling

31 Jan 2024, 14:33 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Delaware Court of Chancery voided Elon Musk's $55.8 billion compensation package that Tesla shareholders approved in 2018. The controversial decision is considered by Musk "insulting to shareholders." Musk voiced his frustration by r...

 
Elon Musk Takes 'Naked' Tesla Optimus Bot for a Walk, Shows Off Its Internals
Elon Musk Takes 'Naked' Tesla Optimus Bot for a Walk, Shows Off Its Internals

31 Jan 2024, 10:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla unveiled the second generation of its Optimus bot in December 2023, roughly one year after an early first-generation prototype struggled on stage during the 2022 AI Day. Elon Musk shared a video of Optimus walking inside a hangar without prot...

 
Thousands of Mustang Mach-Es Are Piling Up on Dealer Lots, and Ford Wants Them Gone
Thousands of Mustang Mach-Es Are Piling Up on Dealer Lots, and Ford Wants Them Gone

30 Jan 2024, 18:11 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is among the legacy carmakers having a hard time trying to find buyers for its electric vehicles. Faced with thousands of unsold EVs on dealer lots, the Blue Oval is now encouraging its dealers to rent out the Mustang Mach-E. Ford's elect...

 
Tesla Model S Owner Shares How It Feels Going Back to a Steering Wheel After Driving Yoke
Tesla Model S Owner Shares How It Feels Going Back to a Steering Wheel After Driving Yoke

30 Jan 2024, 11:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Everyone was wowed when Tesla introduced the steering yoke on the refreshed Model S and Model X in 2021. The controversial move has divided the Teslasphere, but it soon became apparent that people prefer the round steering wheel. Still, some nostal...

 
The First Human Being With a Chip in His Head Is 'Recovering Well' at a Neuralink Facility
The First Human Being With a Chip in His Head Is 'Recovering Well' at a Neuralink Facility

30 Jan 2024, 10:03 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Roughly a year ago, the FDA gave Neuralink the green light to start the first-in-human clinical trials. Elon Musk's company announced that the first human brain implant was performed successfully, and the patient is recovering well. According ...

 
Forget the 'Tank Turn,' BYD's YangWang U8 Knows a New Trick and Everyone Wants It
Forget the 'Tank Turn,' BYD's YangWang U8 Knows a New Trick and Everyone Wants It

29 Jan 2024, 17:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Quad-motor electric vehicles can do some neat tricks that no other cars can. The so-called tank turn is one of them, although few understand why you would ever need it. However, a more helpful feature based on the tank turn is parallel parking in t...

 
Rivian Tests Mysterious 'Gear Guard's Late Night Adventure' Feature in Upcoming Update
Rivian Tests Mysterious 'Gear Guard's Late Night Adventure' Feature in Upcoming Update

29 Jan 2024, 15:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian is preparing another update for its R1 vehicles in time for a February release. The 2024.03 update brings quick controls, individual passenger windows locking, ride quality improvements, and a mysterious "Gear Guard's Late-Night Ad...

 
The Cybertruck Is a Hit With Chinese Customers, Tesla Should Consider Local Production
The Cybertruck Is a Hit With Chinese Customers, Tesla Should Consider Local Production

29 Jan 2024, 11:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk recently promised to showcase the Cybertruck in China, and the action proved more popular than anyone expected. The electric pickup emerged as Tesla's most efficient PR tool, judging by the crowds conquering Tesla showrooms where the...

 
Apple Car Project Is Bleeding Talent, and Rivian Is Again on the Receiving End
Apple Car Project Is Bleeding Talent, and Rivian Is Again on the Receiving End

29 Jan 2024, 10:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Apple's Project Titan has seen another setback, with the company's first car delayed by two more years. This caused some of the top engineers working on the project to consider other challenges. Rivian appears to be the primary beneficiar...

 
5 Secrets That Could Make Tesla's Next-Gen EVs Codenamed 'Redwood' Unstoppable
5 Secrets That Could Make Tesla's Next-Gen EVs Codenamed 'Redwood' Unstoppable

27 Jan 2024, 22:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla confirmed that its Gen-3 platform underpinning next-generation EVs should be ready next year. The EV maker will build at least two models based on this architecture, and the first will be a compact EV codenamed Redwood, which will become Tesl...

 
Watch How Accurate Tesla's High Fidelity Park Assist Is in Real Life
Watch How Accurate Tesla's High Fidelity Park Assist Is in Real Life

26 Jan 2024, 22:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla removed the ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles, denying its users a basic functionality that every other car has. However, it recently launched High Fidelity Park Assist, which many claim is even better. Here's a video showing how accu...

 
FSD Adoption Rate Stalled and People Think It's Time for Tesla To Reconsider Pricing
FSD Adoption Rate Stalled and People Think It's Time for Tesla To Reconsider Pricing

26 Jan 2024, 16:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / During the Q4 2023 earnings call, Elon Musk revealed that 400,000 EVs in North America currently have access to Tesla's FSD Beta software. This is the same number we know from previous years, making people wonder why Tesla failed to enroll mor...

 
Tesla Launched a Cool 3D Map Visualization, but You Won't Be Able To Use It
Tesla Launched a Cool 3D Map Visualization, but You Won't Be Able To Use It

26 Jan 2024, 13:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla introduced new features in China with the 2023.44.32 software update, and among them is a cool 3D map view that baffled Americans. Many would want to see this coming to the US, but since this is based on Baidu map data, chances are it won...

 

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