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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.
It's Not a Good Year for Delivery Robots: FedEx Is Also Shutting Down Its Roxo Program
It's Not a Good Year for Delivery Robots: FedEx Is Also Shutting Down Its Roxo Program

19 Oct 2022, 08:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / This has not been a good year for delivery robots, as FedEx announced it is stopping the development of its last-mile delivery robot Roxo. The news came after Amazon confirmed it is “pivoting and reimagining” its equivalent Scout progra...

 
Volkswagen Eurovan Westfalia MV Weekender Is Still Going Strong After Almost 30 Years
Volkswagen Eurovan Westfalia MV Weekender Is Still Going Strong After Almost 30 Years

18 Oct 2022, 18:51 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The Volkswagen Eurovan, the name chosen for the American-bound Transporter T4, had a patchy career. The only versions that seemed unaffected by a sales slump were the Westfalia and Winnebago conversions. This 1993 Westfalia MV Weekender is still in...

 
Gazing Eyes Is a Weird but Wonderful Idea for Autonomous Vehicles, It Could Save Lives
Gazing Eyes Is a Weird but Wonderful Idea for Autonomous Vehicles, It Could Save Lives

18 Oct 2022, 17:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Establishing eye contact with the driver of an approaching vehicle is the best way to know that they saw you and you are safe to cross. But what about autonomous vehicles, whose eyes do you gaze into? Researchers at the University of Tokyo think th...

 
Tesla Adds Clever Feature to Its App, Will Unlatch the Door When Handles Are Frozen
Tesla Adds Clever Feature to Its App, Will Unlatch the Door When Handles Are Frozen

18 Oct 2022, 15:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla owners in cold climate regions have complained about the frozen door handles preventing them from entering the car. Now, Tesla finally decided to offer a remote door opening via the Tesla app, which could prove a godsend in a blizzard. Tes...

 
Musk Can't Be Trusted, So the Pentagon and EU Will Pay to Keep Starlink Alive in Ukraine
Musk Can't Be Trusted, So the Pentagon and EU Will Pay to Keep Starlink Alive in Ukraine

18 Oct 2022, 13:19 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Watching Elon Musk behaving like a four-year-old child, it’s hard to consider that he’s well past his fifties. His back-and-forth statements about Starlink’s service to the Ukrainian government have made him look untrustworthy, wh...

 
Tesla Drivers Are Young, Acceleration Junkies, but Rarely Distracted, Study Reveals
Tesla Drivers Are Young, Acceleration Junkies, but Rarely Distracted, Study Reveals

18 Oct 2022, 10:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Many people think that Tesla Autopilot causes drivers to be distracted, but studies show this is not the case. Jerry has studied 62,000 drivers in 52 different makes of vehicles and has come up with some interesting findings regarding Tesla drivers...

 
BYD Kicks Off the 2022 Paris Motor Show With a Comprehensive Lineup, Showing Big Ambitions
BYD Kicks Off the 2022 Paris Motor Show With a Comprehensive Lineup, Showing Big Ambitions

18 Oct 2022, 08:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The 2022 Paris Motor Show was mostly a French house salon spiced up by a couple of Asian companies. Among them, the Chinese BYD stood up with a large floor area showcasing its recently launched European lineup, but also the Seal, its next-generatio...

 
Amazing 1966 Volkswagen Type 2 21-Window Samba Is Certified Volkswagen Classic
Amazing 1966 Volkswagen Type 2 21-Window Samba Is Certified Volkswagen Classic

17 Oct 2022, 17:14 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / There are few things so rewarding as owning an original Volkswagen Type 2 Sunroof Deluxe. The 21-window Bus still fascinates collectors around the world enough that many knock-off replicas are flying around. This 1966 example selling on Bring a Tra...

 
Rivian Discontinued the Coveted Camp Kitchen, As Well as the Tent Package
Rivian Discontinued the Coveted Camp Kitchen, As Well as the Tent Package

17 Oct 2022, 16:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One of the best features Rivian offered R1T owners was the Camp Kitchen, which put the Gear Tunnel to good use. Recently, Rivian sent an email to reservation holders announcing that the Camp Kitchen and its accompanying Gear Tunnel Shuttle are no l...

 
Cruise Origin Is Slated for Production in the Coming Months, Prototype Still Has a Driver
Cruise Origin Is Slated for Production in the Coming Months, Prototype Still Has a Driver

17 Oct 2022, 15:31 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Cruise is more famous for the traffic blockages that its autonomous vehicles are causing in San Francisco every once in a while. The company wants to change that when the Cruise Origin self-driving capsule will launch “in the coming months.&r...

 
VinFast Jumpstarts Its European Career With the Launch of the VF 6 and VF 7 Crossovers
VinFast Jumpstarts Its European Career With the Launch of the VF 6 and VF 7 Crossovers

17 Oct 2022, 13:09 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / VinFast launched in 2017 as a car company, and at the 2018 Paris Motor Show, it introduced its first models, the LUX SA2.0 and the LUX A2.0. as redesigned BMX X5 and BMW 5 Series, respectively. The Vietnamese company has gone a long way since then ...

 
NamX Rocks the Paris Motor Show With a Hydrogen-Powered SUV Concept Using Removable Tanks
NamX Rocks the Paris Motor Show With a Hydrogen-Powered SUV Concept Using Removable Tanks

17 Oct 2022, 11:08 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Hydrogen propulsion systems are starting to become cool again, with several new and old carmakers announcing new models fueled by the colorful gas. NamX innovates on the concept by offering hybrid hydrogen storage with a fixed tank and swappable hy...

 
Tesla Model Y Got a More Straightforward Emergency Door Release, Still Not Good Enough
Tesla Model Y Got a More Straightforward Emergency Door Release, Still Not Good Enough

17 Oct 2022, 09:25 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla finally updated the emergency rear-door release on its Model Y to allow easier access to the mechanical door release in an emergency. The update was introduced in August for the vehicles built at Fremont and followed in September with those m...

 
Unrestored 1972 Ford Bronco Wagon Is a True Survivor, It Costs More Than a New Model
Unrestored 1972 Ford Bronco Wagon Is a True Survivor, It Costs More Than a New Model

16 Oct 2022, 15:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The success of the current Ford Bronco can be accurately traced back to the first-generation Bronco’s design. Seeing this unrestored 1972 Ford Bronco, I can understand the hype and why the sixth-generation Bronco is so desirable. The Bronc...

 
Two New Tesla Cybertruck Bodies Spotted at Giga Texas Took Everyone by Surprise
Two New Tesla Cybertruck Bodies Spotted at Giga Texas Took Everyone by Surprise

16 Oct 2022, 12:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As the start of Tesla Cybertruck production (hopefully) approaches, the anticipation builds up and makes everyone see Cybertrucks all over. The packages that Tesla enthusiast Joe Tegtmeyer spotted at Giga Texas might be the real deal, though. Te...

 
Battery Tech Breakthrough Means Goodbye Range Anxiety, It's a Game Changer
Battery Tech Breakthrough Means Goodbye Range Anxiety, It's a Game Changer

16 Oct 2022, 10:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / While many advocate for higher-capacity batteries to enable electric vehicles to travel further on a battery charge, others think the opposite is better. Instead of having a big battery, it is more efficient to have a smaller one that charges in a ...

 
Better-Than-New, No-Money-Spared Volkswagen Type 2 Conversion Is the Work of a Maniac
Better-Than-New, No-Money-Spared Volkswagen Type 2 Conversion Is the Work of a Maniac

14 Oct 2022, 21:42 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The attention to detail you’ll see in this 1965 Volkswagen Type 2 is breathtaking, with no amount spared. Everywhere you look, it’s like the Bus has just left the factory or a professional restoration shop. But the Bus purists might be ...

 
Munro Live Explains the Implications of Tesla Removing Ultrasonic Sensors From Their Cars
Munro Live Explains the Implications of Tesla Removing Ultrasonic Sensors From Their Cars

14 Oct 2022, 16:32 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla has decided to drop the ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles in another move to transition to pure Tesla Vision in the future. The measure was analyzed by the experts at Munro & Associates, taking into account both the cost-cutting aspect...

 
Unplugged Performance Teases Cyberhex Wheel for the Tesla Cybertruck, Will It Launch Soon?
Unplugged Performance Teases Cyberhex Wheel for the Tesla Cybertruck, Will It Launch Soon?

14 Oct 2022, 15:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Unplugged Performance’s relationship with Tesla has grown from circumstantial to official recognition status as Tesla’s authorized service and body repair shop. It’s much more than that, though, with UP gaining early access to Tes...

 
The GMC Hummer EV Has Outrageously Expensive Taillights, at More Than $3K Apiece
The GMC Hummer EV Has Outrageously Expensive Taillights, at More Than $3K Apiece

14 Oct 2022, 13:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Sometimes dismissed as just a piece of colored plastic with bulbs inside, the taillights can be incredibly expensive in the case of the GMC Hummer EV. One owner was shocked when the dealer told him it cost $4,040 to buy the passenger-side taillight...

 

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