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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 To Announce Details of Its Gen-3 Vehicle Platform During 2023 Investor Day in March
Tesla To Announce Details of Its Gen-3 Vehicle Platform During 2023 Investor Day in March

3 Jan 2023, 19:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla announced that the 2023 Investor Day would take place on March 1 at Gigafactory Texas. Among the hot topics discussed during the event are the long-term expansion plans and the details of the next-generation Tesla platform. Tesla likes to...

 
Toyota's "Small SU EV" Concept Is Alive and Testing as a Production-Ready Prototype
Toyota's "Small SU EV" Concept Is Alive and Testing as a Production-Ready Prototype

3 Jan 2023, 17:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Toyota will launch a production version of the Small SU EV concept unveiled in December 2021, and the first real-life picture shows its place in the carmaker’s lineup. Although it was originally thought to be the C-HR successor, it looks more...

 
Future Ram Heavy Duty Trucks Might Feature a Cummins Hydrogen ICE Engine
Future Ram Heavy Duty Trucks Might Feature a Cummins Hydrogen ICE Engine

3 Jan 2023, 15:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cummins’ new B6.7H hydrogen engine seems like the ideal powerplant for the future hydrogen-powered Ram Heavy Duty truck. Derived from the 6.7-liter diesel powerplant already featured in the current crop of Ram Heavy Duty trucks, the Cummins h...

 
Tesla Promotes Tesla China Boss Tom Zhu as Elon Musk's Right Hand
Tesla Promotes Tesla China Boss Tom Zhu as Elon Musk's Right Hand

3 Jan 2023, 11:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rumors about the promotion of Tesla China boss Tom Zhu proved mostly true. Although he has not replaced Musk as Tesla’s CEO just yet, Zhu will take direct oversight of the electric carmaker’s U.S. assembly plants and sales operations in...

 
Lucid Delivered the First Air Pure Units on the Very Last Day of 2022
Lucid Delivered the First Air Pure Units on the Very Last Day of 2022

3 Jan 2023, 09:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lucid launched the more affordable versions of the Air sedan in November last year, promising to have the first units delivered in December. The EV startup announced the Air Pure’s first deliveries on December 31, 2022. Lucid is one of the...

 
Toyota Dealers Join the Markup Frenzy With Up to $40,000 Added to the GR Corolla's Price
Toyota Dealers Join the Markup Frenzy With Up to $40,000 Added to the GR Corolla's Price

2 Jan 2023, 01:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / 2022 has brought us “market-adjustment fees” added to the MSRP of the most popular vehicle models. While we expected the Chevy Corvette or the Ford Bronco to be among the most affected, it looks like Toyota dealers also want a piece of ...

 
Chevrolet Corvette Is the Most Satisfying Car To Own, Beating the Porsche 911 in CR Study
Chevrolet Corvette Is the Most Satisfying Car To Own, Beating the Porsche 911 in CR Study

2 Jan 2023, 01:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Owner satisfaction is one of the main criteria for buying a new vehicle, next to reliability, cost of ownership, and price. Consumer Reports surveyed its members about their car purchases and found out that the Chevrolet Corvette is the car model m...

 
Tesla Semi's Best-Kept Secrets Revealed as an Unexpected New Year's Present
Tesla Semi's Best-Kept Secrets Revealed as an Unexpected New Year's Present

1 Jan 2023, 11:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Since PepsiCo took delivery of the first Tesla Semi trucks, people speculated about undisclosed technical details. Now, thanks to white-hat hacker Green, we have access to the best-kept secrets of the Semi, including its technical diagrams and gros...

 
A Concept Car Burst Into Flames Right Before the 2022 Guangzhou Motor Show Opening
A Concept Car Burst Into Flames Right Before the 2022 Guangzhou Motor Show Opening

1 Jan 2023, 01:58 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The 2022 Guangzhou Motor Show has been delayed more than a month, but the reboot on December 30, 2022, didn’t go as expected. A concept car burst into flames at IAT Automobile’s booth, and the Chinese authorities and the company scrambl...

 
Analysts Don't Expect New Tesla Models To Sell in Meaningful Numbers
Analysts Don't Expect New Tesla Models To Sell in Meaningful Numbers

1 Jan 2023, 01:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has been encountering setbacks in the past months, which made analysts and investors less optimistic about the future. In a note shared by Tesla’s investor relations boss Martin Viecha, we see analysts dismissing Tesla’s future pr...

 
Ford Patents Bumper Assembly With Integrated Airbag To Mitigate Offset Frontal Crashes
Ford Patents Bumper Assembly With Integrated Airbag To Mitigate Offset Frontal Crashes

31 Dec 2022, 12:50 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Judging by the patents filed throughout the years, Ford seems obsessed with airbags. The Blue Oval has probably patented more airbag types than safety champion Volvo and was also among the pioneers in the field. The latest patent it acquired descri...

 
Tesla Model X Owner Who Bought a Rivian R1S Is Very Clear About Which He Prefers
Tesla Model X Owner Who Bought a Rivian R1S Is Very Clear About Which He Prefers

31 Dec 2022, 11:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla launched the Model X in 2015 as the market’s most advanced three-row SUV and the only one with an electric powertrain. Seven years later, there’s a new kid in town wearing a Rivian badge. For the first time, the Model X has a wort...

 
Eight Tesla Models Qualify for $7,500 U.S. Tax Credit
Eight Tesla Models Qualify for $7,500 U.S. Tax Credit

31 Dec 2022, 01:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will enter into effect on January 1, 2023, offering a $7,500 tax credit to buyers of electric vehicles under certain conditions. Days before the deadline, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published the list of EV...

 
Chevrolet Prepares to Push the Power of the C8 Corvette Stingray to Over 500 Horsepower
Chevrolet Prepares to Push the Power of the C8 Corvette Stingray to Over 500 Horsepower

30 Dec 2022, 15:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The C8 generation of the Chevrolet Corvette is one of the most remarkable models General Motors ever built. Although the Z06 variant was the talk of the town in 2022, this doesn’t mean that the Stingray is no longer on Chevrolet’s agend...

 
Tesla Has 285,000 Paying Beta Testers Enrolled in Full Self-Driving Program
Tesla Has 285,000 Paying Beta Testers Enrolled in Full Self-Driving Program

30 Dec 2022, 11:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is pushing the Full Self-Driving as the next best thing since the invention of the wheel, although the forever-beta feature doesn’t seem to progress. Nevertheless, 285,000 people have paid for the controversial feature, which is already...

 
Tesla Model 3 Owner Finds Creative Ways To Open Car Despite Frozen Door Handle
Tesla Model 3 Owner Finds Creative Ways To Open Car Despite Frozen Door Handle

30 Dec 2022, 09:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Model 3 and many other electric vehicles have recessed door handles to help with aerodynamics. As efficient as they might be, they are prone to freezing in bad weather, leaving owners locked out of their cars. This Model 3 owner has found new...

 
Owner Abandons Rivian R1S on Lake Shore After Getting Stuck in the Frozen Mud
Owner Abandons Rivian R1S on Lake Shore After Getting Stuck in the Frozen Mud

30 Dec 2022, 01:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Rivian markets the R1S and R1T as “adventure vehicles,” and people take this to the letter, although not every time adventures end well. This Rivian R1S has been abandoned on a lake shore after its owner made a terrible mistake and got ...

 
Tesla Model Y Rose From the Ashes to Become Europe's Best-Selling Car in November
Tesla Model Y Rose From the Ashes to Become Europe's Best-Selling Car in November

30 Dec 2022, 00:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Even though Tesla hasn’t been going very well lately, the Model Y surpasses expectations. After lackluster results in October, the electric crossover has skyrocketed to the number one position in November, outselling all other cars in the Eur...

 
Real-World Data Shows Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles Are Less Efficient Than ICEs
Real-World Data Shows Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles Are Less Efficient Than ICEs

29 Dec 2022, 15:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Plug-in hybrid vehicles were considered an intermediate step toward fully-electric mobility and have become more popular in the past two years. Nevertheless, studies show that people used them improperly, negating all the benefits brought by the Li...

 
Tesla Leaks Over 50 Upcoming Supercharger Location Openings in the U.S.
Tesla Leaks Over 50 Upcoming Supercharger Location Openings in the U.S.

29 Dec 2022, 12:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Supercharger network is arguably Tesla’s biggest asset and a major factor when considering switching to an electric vehicle. Although Tesla has an extensive Supercharger network in the United States, it’s still working to bring more...

 

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