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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.
The U.S. Government Gives You $4,000 To Buy a Used EV, Here's How To Make the Best of Them
The U.S. Government Gives You $4,000 To Buy a Used EV, Here's How To Make the Best of Them

26 Nov 2022, 10:12 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although it is less talked about, the Inflation Reduction Act incentivizes not only new-EV buyers and Li-Ion battery manufacturers but also the purchase of used electric vehicles. The $4,000 tax credit can help low-income people buy a used EV, but ...

 
Cool 1975 Ford Club Wagon Used To Be a Summer School Church Van, Sells With No Reserve
Cool 1975 Ford Club Wagon Used To Be a Summer School Church Van, Sells With No Reserve

25 Nov 2022, 17:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / This 1975 Ford E150 Club Wagon Chateau selling on Bring a Trailer is as cool as an old-school American-cool van can be after almost 50 years. The condition is great, and the 30k-mile total mileage, although not guaranteed, appears to be real. Wi...

 
Ford Expands Bronco Sport and Escape Recall to Global Markets Following 54 Reported Fires
Ford Expands Bronco Sport and Escape Recall to Global Markets Following 54 Reported Fires

25 Nov 2022, 16:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / On Thursday, Ford announced that it is recalling 520,000 Ford Bronco Sport and Escape in the U.S. because a cracked fuel injector can cause fuel leaks. One day later, the Dearborn carmaker expanded the recall to another 114,000 vehicles sold in oth...

 
Car of the Year 2023 Award Finalists Chosen, Final Ceremony Moved to Brussels
Car of the Year 2023 Award Finalists Chosen, Final Ceremony Moved to Brussels

25 Nov 2022, 15:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Car of the Year 2023 award jury has decided on a shortlist from which the winner will be chosen in January. The board, consisting of over 60 members from all over Europe, has selected the seven finalists from the 27 candidates that qualified fo...

 
Tesla Lowers Supercharger Rates in Several U.S. Regions After Doing the Same in Europe
Tesla Lowers Supercharger Rates in Several U.S. Regions After Doing the Same in Europe

25 Nov 2022, 12:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The rise in energy prices has made charging electric vehicles more expensive across Europe and the U.S. Tesla, which operates the largest charging network in the world, was not shy in hiking the Supercharger rates in the past year. Nevertheless, it...

 
Microsoft Sold a Forza Horizon Bundle Worth $200 for Pennies, Then It Did the Unthinkable
Microsoft Sold a Forza Horizon Bundle Worth $200 for Pennies, Then It Did the Unthinkable

25 Nov 2022, 10:55 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people consider software like any other merchandise, but it is not. After admitting it made a mistake selling an expensive Forza Horizon bundle for pennies, Microsoft deleted the games from players’ libraries and refunded the money. S...

 
NIO Supplier WeLion Claims It Recently Started Production of Solid-State Battery Cells
NIO Supplier WeLion Claims It Recently Started Production of Solid-State Battery Cells

25 Nov 2022, 09:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / More battery producers in China started boasting about cracking the solid-state battery problem. After BYD denied mass-producing SSB cells, NIO’s battery supplier WeLion announced that it produced the first solid-state battery cells at its ne...

 
Polestar 7 Could Be the Brand's First Model To Be Assembled in Europe, Says Company CEO
Polestar 7 Could Be the Brand's First Model To Be Assembled in Europe, Says Company CEO

24 Nov 2022, 18:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Although Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath would like to bring production to Europe, it won’t happen until at least 2027. Around that time, Polestar is rumored to launch the Polestar 7, a mysterious model about which we only know that it will be ...

 
Lucid Launched an Inventory Section on Its Website for Those Who Want a Speedy Delivery
Lucid Launched an Inventory Section on Its Website for Those Who Want a Speedy Delivery

24 Nov 2022, 16:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Lucid tries to speed up delivery for some configurations and offers the customers the chance to order them from existing inventory with immediate delivery. The new “Inventory” section on its website is populated with Air Grand Touring m...

 
Ford Recalls Half a Million Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs Because They Can Catch Fire
Ford Recalls Half a Million Bronco Sport and Escape SUVs Because They Can Catch Fire

24 Nov 2022, 12:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford has warned the owners of the 2020-2023 model year Bronco Sport and Escapes with 3-cylinder, 1.5-liter engines to inspect their vehicles as soon as possible. According to Ford, a cracked fuel injector can cause fuel and fuel vapor to accumulate...

 
Strange Porscwagen Blends a Porsche Tractor With a Volkswagen Beetle Body for Maximum Fun
Strange Porscwagen Blends a Porsche Tractor With a Volkswagen Beetle Body for Maximum Fun

24 Nov 2022, 11:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Porsche tractors were not uncommon in Europe during the 1950s and 1960s, and they have become collector pieces over the years. We still don’t know where to place this “Porscwagen” contraption marrying a Porsche tractor with a Volk...

 
Tesla Enhances the Music Experience With Dolby Atmos, Coming to Over 1 Million Cars
Tesla Enhances the Music Experience With Dolby Atmos, Coming to Over 1 Million Cars

24 Nov 2022, 09:30 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is preparing the usual holiday update, enhanced with new features and easter eggs like it always has. Apart from Apple Music support, Tesla will also bring Dolby Atmos to over one million cars on the road. It looks like surround audio, onc...

 
Die-Hard Volkswagen Bus Fan Restores a Survivor Type 2 in the Most Peculiar Way Possible
Die-Hard Volkswagen Bus Fan Restores a Survivor Type 2 in the Most Peculiar Way Possible

23 Nov 2022, 18:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The classic car market is full to the brim with Volkswagen Type 2 Buses, many pimped-out or fake Sambas, and cheap Brazilian conversions sold to buck the trend. And there are rare collector pieces, like this 1958 Type 2, which are restored while pr...

 
Praga Bohema Is a New Road-Legal, Limited-Edition Hypercar From a Century-Old Company
Praga Bohema Is a New Road-Legal, Limited-Edition Hypercar From a Century-Old Company

23 Nov 2022, 18:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Praga is a century-old car company from Central Europe which left the automotive landscape to make way for the Skoda brand in the communist era. After finding success in the race car market in the past decade, Praga is now launching a road-legal, r...

 
MIT Engineers Solved a Mystery That's Been Hindering Solid-State Battery Development
MIT Engineers Solved a Mystery That's Been Hindering Solid-State Battery Development

23 Nov 2022, 17:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Solid-state Li-ion batteries are considered the next big thing for electric vehicles, but they form mysterious, branch-like metallic filaments, called dendrites, that can quickly compromise them. MIT researchers have found what causes them and how ...

 
LG Chem to Invest More Than $3 Billion in U.S. Battery Cathode Plant
LG Chem to Invest More Than $3 Billion in U.S. Battery Cathode Plant

23 Nov 2022, 14:52 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / South Korean carmakers were disadvantaged by the Biden administration’s Inflation Reduction Act. On the other hand, Korean battery producers are set to reap the benefits. LG Chem, which supplies battery cells to Tesla and General Motors, anno...

 
Rumors About BYD's Solid State and Sodium-Ion Batteries Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Rumors About BYD's Solid State and Sodium-Ion Batteries Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

23 Nov 2022, 11:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / A report published on Tuesday indicated that BYD is preparing to start mass-producing solid-state batteries and sodium-ion cells starting in the second half of 2023. Hours later, BYD dismissed the rumors as fake news. Li-ion batteries have got c...

 
Caterpillar Demonstrates Its First Battery-Electric Large Mining Truck
Caterpillar Demonstrates Its First Battery-Electric Large Mining Truck

23 Nov 2022, 10:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Hydrogen proponents tried to picture the battery-electric vehicle as mere toys, barely suitable as personal vehicles. For serious jobs, they said, hydrogen is the best solution. Caterpillar begs to disagree and has demonstrated a battery-electric m...

 
South Korea Is in Pole Position for Tesla's Next Gigafactory in Asia
South Korea Is in Pole Position for Tesla's Next Gigafactory in Asia

23 Nov 2022, 09:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk had a video call with South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol, discussing future cooperation with Hyundai-Kia’s home country. One of the key takeaways of the conversation was that South Korea is one of the top candidates for Tesla&rsqu...

 
Ford E-350 Sportsmobile 4x4 Is an Overland Powerhouse, Flexes V8 Power Stroke Diesel
Ford E-350 Sportsmobile 4x4 Is an Overland Powerhouse, Flexes V8 Power Stroke Diesel

22 Nov 2022, 19:28 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / This custom build put together by Sportsmobile on top of a Ford E-350 chassis was kept in a garage most of the time, explaining its exceptional condition. With a 4x4 transmission and a powerful 6.0-liter V8 Power Stroke diesel engine, nothing could...

 

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