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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.
Bird's Eye View Feature Coming to Tesla Courtesy of Hardware 4 Sensor Suite
Bird's Eye View Feature Coming to Tesla Courtesy of Hardware 4 Sensor Suite

20 Feb 2023, 15:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Most luxury cars and even some in the affordable segments of the market feature a bird's eye view of the surroundings, helping the drivers maneuver the vehicle in tight spaces. Tesla models, sadly, are not among them, although Musk promised th...

 
Volkswagen Starts Testing a Chassis-Mule Prototype of the Upcoming ID.2, Aka ID.Golf
Volkswagen Starts Testing a Chassis-Mule Prototype of the Upcoming ID.2, Aka ID.Golf

20 Feb 2023, 12:47 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen is having second thoughts about its electric vehicle program and is still pondering whether the ID. brand holds enough strength to be carried over. Fresh rumors indicate that Volkswagen might drop the ID.2 name and use the ID.Golf instea...

 
Another Tesla Crashes in China After High-Speed Driving, Tesla Pledges Full Cooperation
Another Tesla Crashes in China After High-Speed Driving, Tesla Pledges Full Cooperation

20 Feb 2023, 11:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has had a love-hate relationship with its Chinese customers, who sometimes complain about weird car behavior even when proven otherwise. Nevertheless, two high-speed crashes happening in similar circumstances stand out, raising questions abou...

 
Tesla Releases FSD Beta V11.3 to Wider Employee Fleet, Here Are the Release Notes
Tesla Releases FSD Beta V11.3 to Wider Employee Fleet, Here Are the Release Notes

20 Feb 2023, 09:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has moved with the FSD V11.3 rollout pushing the update to the wider employee fleet on Sunday. This technically qualifies as "end of the week," as Musk promised, so long you consider Monday the first day of the week. Tesla has be...

 
Tesla Bans Drone Flights Over Giga Berlin After Clash With Regulators Over Solar Canopies
Tesla Bans Drone Flights Over Giga Berlin After Clash With Regulators Over Solar Canopies

19 Feb 2023, 12:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Drone flights have become the preferred activity for people following progress at Tesla gigafactories. Nevertheless, Tesla banned drones from flying over Giga Berlin without offering more details. Tesla might allow quarterly flights in the future, ...

 
The New High-Definition Radar in Tesla's HW4 Is Not As Revolutionary as Promised
The New High-Definition Radar in Tesla's HW4 Is Not As Revolutionary as Promised

18 Feb 2023, 23:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla reversed the controversial decision of ditching radar sensors on its vehicles. According to the latest information, the Hardware 4 FSD computer and sensor suite include a radar sensor. Nevertheless, despite being rumored as a high-resolution ...

 
Tesla Might Enter Mining Business After All, As It Mulls Sigma Lithium Buyout
Tesla Might Enter Mining Business After All, As It Mulls Sigma Lithium Buyout

18 Feb 2023, 17:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk has been talking about the necessity of entering the mining business for almost a year. Nevertheless, as the EV war is heating up and carmakers scramble to secure the battery minerals, Tesla is poised to make a decisive move. Fresh rumors...

 
Volkswagen Greenlights All-Electric Tiguan and Golf on MEB+ Platform
Volkswagen Greenlights All-Electric Tiguan and Golf on MEB+ Platform

18 Feb 2023, 10:37 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen will reshuffle its naming scheme for the EV era with the best-selling Tiguan and the Golf nameplates retained under the ID. range of electric vehicles. The German carmaker confirmed that the electric ID.Tiguan will arrive in showrooms as...

 
Tesla Semi Prototype Spotted With Intriguing Gear Points to FSD Capability
Tesla Semi Prototype Spotted With Intriguing Gear Points to FSD Capability

17 Feb 2023, 17:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although the first Semi units have already been delivered to customers, Tesla is still testing prototypes of the Class-8 truck. A recent sighting showed a Semi tractor featuring a LiDAR device attached to the hood, hinting at a potential FSD capabi...

 
Rivian CEO Announces Integrated Dashcam Feature via OTA Software Update, Again
Rivian CEO Announces Integrated Dashcam Feature via OTA Software Update, Again

17 Feb 2023, 15:41 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Despite having ten external cameras and a Gear Guard system mirroring Tesla's Sentry Mode, Rivian vehicles don't have a Dashcam function to record video while driving. Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe promised in April last year that Dashcam should...

 
Tesla Files to Patent New Die-Casting Alloy for Use in Single-Piece Megacastings
Tesla Files to Patent New Die-Casting Alloy for Use in Single-Piece Megacastings

17 Feb 2023, 14:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has strengthened its intellectual property portfolio with many patent applications filed in the past months. The latest patent application shows improvement to the aluminum alloy used to cast the front megacastings. Tesla might be known a...

 
Rivian Blames Configurator Issues for Max Pack Preorder Delays, People Don't Buy It
Rivian Blames Configurator Issues for Max Pack Preorder Delays, People Don't Buy It

17 Feb 2023, 12:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / People who wish to buy a Rivian R1T or R1S with the Max Pack battery will have to wait longer before they can choose their configuration. Rivian has sent Max Pack reservation holders a letter explaining that it needs to sort out the configurator be...

 
Toyota Slashed $4,300 From bZ4X Price in China To Make It More Attractive to Customers
Toyota Slashed $4,300 From bZ4X Price in China To Make It More Attractive to Customers

16 Feb 2023, 18:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Toyota bZ4X is not convincing any more customers in China than it did in other markets. The Japanese carmaker is trying to boost sales of the fledgling EV by offering a hefty discount. The bZ4X is now $4,300 more affordable in China, thanks to a 15...

 
HW4 Sensor Suite Shows That Buying a Tesla Without Ultrasonic Sensors Is a Huge Mistake
HW4 Sensor Suite Shows That Buying a Tesla Without Ultrasonic Sensors Is a Huge Mistake

16 Feb 2023, 16:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla loves streamlining things but sometimes makes decisions that are certain to affect owners without offering a backup solution. While dropping ultrasonic sensors, Tesla said Vision would provide the same functions. Nevertheless, the recent HW4 ...

 
Tesla Has Partially Started Battery Production at Giga Berlin
Tesla Has Partially Started Battery Production at Giga Berlin

16 Feb 2023, 15:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla planned to produce the Model Y’s batteries in a new production facility near Giga Berlin. The IRA incentives offered in the U.S. to battery makers upended initial plans, and Tesla considered importing the batteries into Germany more pro...

 
Tesla To Pause Part of Giga Shanghai Production To Prepare for Revamped Model 3 Version
Tesla To Pause Part of Giga Shanghai Production To Prepare for Revamped Model 3 Version

16 Feb 2023, 13:04 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is working on a revamped version of the Model 3, which could be part of the mysterious Project Highland. The EV maker is preparing to pause production at Giga Shanghai to upgrade the line for the refreshed model. The work will start on Sunday...

 
Tesla's Hardware 4 FSD Computer Teardown Reveals HD Radar, More Cameras, Tri-Band GPS
Tesla's Hardware 4 FSD Computer Teardown Reveals HD Radar, More Cameras, Tri-Band GPS

16 Feb 2023, 11:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As soon as the confidentiality agreement expired, Tesla enthusiasts were offered the first pictures of the new Hardware 4 computer. The teardown reveals many interesting details, some discussed before and some previously unknown. Among the key take...

 
Confirmed: Ford F-150 Lightning Production Stop Was Triggered by a Battery Fire
Confirmed: Ford F-150 Lightning Production Stop Was Triggered by a Battery Fire

16 Feb 2023, 09:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford decided to stop F-150 Lightning production after one of the trucks experienced a battery fire on February 4. The information has been confirmed by a Ford spokesperson, who also said the production would not resume earlier than February 23. ...

 
Tesla Model X Owner Sold the SUV and Bought a Rivian R1T Instead, Instantly Regretting It
Tesla Model X Owner Sold the SUV and Bought a Rivian R1T Instead, Instantly Regretting It

15 Feb 2023, 18:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A Tesla Model X Plaid owner shared an interesting story about selling the SUV to buy a Rivian R1T and then buying it back at a premium because he regretted the decision. Even more surprising than his change of mind was why he decided to sell the Te...

 
Tesla Teases Cybertruck Frame in Valentine's Day Video as It Expands Recruitment
Tesla Teases Cybertruck Frame in Valentine's Day Video as It Expands Recruitment

15 Feb 2023, 15:48 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk loves easter eggs, and that’s why Tesla fans are always on the lookout when the carmaker releases even the most inconspicuous video or image. On February 14, it paid off, as Tesla’s “Find Your Perfect Match” video ...

 

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