Elena Gorgan
8,136 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” - Henry Ford
She has covered automotive and mobility topics like cars and bicycles, ranging from the regular and all the way to celebrity culture, film, and music.
More than anything, Elena loves to tell stories about unusual or very special projects, but you can also count on her if you’re looking for the perfect e-bike.
Her work has been published on Softpedia News, InOut Star and, since 2018, autoevolution.
Remembering the 1936 Zephyr Land Yacht, the Ultimate Luxury Motorhome
4 May 2024, 07:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When money is not an issue, you discover that there are virtually no limits to the things you can get made for you. If you also happen to cross paths with the man who would turn the phrase "planned obsolescence" into an industrial designe...
Here's the Insane Number of Flights Taylor Swift Took on Her Private Jets Last Year
4 May 2024, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Even though they occasionally re-brand themselves as such, celebrities like pop stars, reality stars, or even movie actors are not role models. Their lifestyle is the first thing that prevents them from being role models. But even knowing &ndash...
CampKat Teardrop Trailer Wants to Be Your Best Companion, Even Off-Road
3 May 2024, 06:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Marketing is constantly telling us that we need more stuff on top of the stuff we already bought (and maybe never even used), but what if we resisted the urge? This most basic teardrop trailer is here to make an argument that sometimes, more is rea...
Porsche's 'Spaceship on Water' Superyacht Failed to Sell, Will Now Go Under the Hammer
2 May 2024, 09:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are phrases and descriptors and taglines that always get attention and that eventually prove tailor-made for landing a buyer as well. "Porsche's spaceship on water," "Porsche's first megayacht," and "the wor...
Revolutionary Flying Superyacht AirYacht Loses the 'Superyacht' in Version 2.0
2 May 2024, 05:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Growing pains are called that for a reason, or so popular wisdom has it. In the case of the AirYacht, a unique proposal that was meant to revolutionize the billionaire hospitality industry, they've resulted in the loss of an essential part of ...
Talk About a Glow-Up! Stolen by Pirates, This Old Lifeboat Is Now Yellow Submarine
1 May 2024, 16:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Most upcycling projects of a certain size are inspiring, if only because someone dared to put in the time, the effort, and the expense to give trash a second lease at life. But even with this in mind, few others are as inspiring – or as fun &...
This Is Scorpios, a Stunning Sail-Assisted Superyacht Designed Around the Guest Experience
1 May 2024, 15:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Naming your first superyacht Scorpios is a bold move, if only because it sets expectations very high as to the nature of the vessel. On that count, Scorpios lives up to the name: a beautiful, most badass sail-assisted superyacht that nonetheless pl...
La Maisonette Lavande Is What Tiny House Dreams Are Made Of
1 May 2024, 05:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We're all different and let's be thankful for that, to paraphrase some cheesy line from some cheesy movie you probably have seen. That means there's no perfect one thing or another, but rather that we get enough options to choose wha...
Bill Gates Is Selling His Unfinished $600M Feadship Megayacht and His Shadow Yacht
30 Apr 2024, 08:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Owing a superyacht when you're one of the world's highest-profile climate activists are two things that go together like water and oil, so maybe the irony of it has gotten to Bill Gates. Or maybe he's just realizing the trouble isn&#...
Fiido Launches Air Carbon, the Lightest City e-Bike at an Unbeatable Price
30 Apr 2024, 07:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Far from bursting, the e-bike bubble has just gotten more interesting. As demand for motor-assisted bicycles continues to soar and various makers strive to beat the competition, we're entering a new stage in the so-called e-bike revolution &nd...
This Superyacht Explorer Concept Boasts the World's First Telescopic Observation Elevator
30 Apr 2024, 05:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It all starts with a dream, whether we're talking about a small accomplishment or the most daring, outrageous feats. The same goes for superyacht designs, where the vessels of tomorrow are born out of the fantasies of today's dreamers. ...
Man Takes on Dealership and Wins in Modern-Day Version of David vs. Goliath
29 Apr 2024, 09:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This one goes out to all of you who have ever felt cheated or in any way betrayed by a system that not just takes advantage of them but rolls over them like they were ants. El Gaucho de Salta is the hero we didn't know we had but definitely ne...
La Viva Tiny Is a Family House With Plenty of Personality and Even More Space
29 Apr 2024, 04:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One of the biggest misconceptions with tiny houses, besides their relative affordability, is that they're not family-friendly. A tiny house may work wonderfully for a couple of adventurers or travelers, or even, in some cases, for a family wit...
This Is PYTCHAir, a Boeing 727 Airliner That Makes '80s Billionaire Kitsch Accessible
28 Apr 2024, 12:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / "Live your life like a billionaire at 32 feet (9.7 meters)" makes for a very intriguing, if not downright confusing, invitation. Perhaps most confusing – intriguing, too – of all is the promise of living the billionaire life a...
The Snowball Custom Tiny Brings the Most Unexpected Functionality: A Rolling Birdhouse
28 Apr 2024, 08:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you have a pet, you probably already know that some things that pet owners do seem strange for non-pet-owning peeps, whether that means sharing the same bed at night or spending what amounts to small fortunes on their well-being. This tiny house...
Remembering the 1941 Western Flyer Motorhome, an RV Unlike Any Other Out There
28 Apr 2024, 07:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The equivalent of a unicorn on wheels, if unicorns existed in real life, would be a Brooks Stevens design. The 1941 Western Flyer Motorhome is one such unicorn, made even more special after it was sprinkled with magical fairy dust by hotrodder Howd...
The eBoho XL Tiny Aims to Be the Best Getaway. Electric, Too
27 Apr 2024, 11:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / They do say that simple is best, don't they? Wisconsin-based tiny house builder Escape Traveler, maker of what has been dubbed "the most beautiful tiny house in the world," would like you to believe that it's true – and is...
Katy Perry Brags About Her Cybertruck on X, Gets Trolled for It
27 Apr 2024, 06:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bragging on social media, the never-can-win modern trap: you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. For celebrities, though, showing off on social media is more than just a sure way to get validation from complete strangers; it'...
Remembering the 1956 Astra-Gnome, the Absolutely Gorgeous 'Time and Space Car'
26 Apr 2024, 14:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The breakneck pace at which technology develops these days seems to have put a damper on man's uncontrollable desire to predict the future – except for horoscopes, those will probably never go out of style. But in the 1950s of the Space ...
Billionaire Rich Handler Unloads $65M in Stock to Buy Yacht: Haha, Best Advertising!
26 Apr 2024, 06:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Every once in a while, you have to treat yourself to something nice. Admittedly, this happens more often with millionaires and even more frequently with billionaires, but it still makes news when it does because the treats are bigger, fancier, and ...