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.
The $55 Million Graff Hallucination Is Still the World's Most Expensive Quartz Watch
17 Feb 2024, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A debate on what constitutes art is, at best, a fun way of killing an hour or so with nothing to show for at the end. Art is inherently subjective, divisive, and a deliberate provocateur, and by that definition, the Graff Hallucination is art. T...
Ridden: Fiido Titan, the Two-Wheel SUV That Knows No Limits
17 Feb 2024, 01:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Like with everything else in life, buying an electric bicycle is a matter of prioritizing and choosing accordingly. Though the e-bike bubble has lost some air recently, e-bikes are still an expense that takes proper consideration. So, if you...
This Is Lucille, a Tiny House With a Very Playful Vibe
16 Feb 2024, 10:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Downsizing might be good for the environment, but it has to be good for whoever is doing it, first and foremost. Switching from a brick-and-mortar home to a tiny house is no fun if life inside the new tiny house isn't fun, too, right? The L...
Adobe's Digital Dress, Project Primrose, Makes Its Catwalk Debut at Fashion Week
15 Feb 2024, 12:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In what could be every woman's dream, Adobe has created the first digital dress: the interactive dress that changes patterns, hailing an era of infinite style possibilities. That last part paraphrases Adobe's official introduction of Proj...
All-Carbon, Gold Superyacht Khalilah Is Freshly Refitted and Surprisingly Cheaper
15 Feb 2024, 11:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When Palmer Johnson delivered Khalilah in 2014, they knew the vessel would cause a stir because of its unique aesthetic, innovative build, and impressive performance. But not even they probably dared to imagine it would turn into one of the most ic...
The U.S. Is Desperate to Sell a Seized Megayacht as It Can't Afford to Keep Paying for It
15 Feb 2024, 09:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Unlike car ownership, superyacht ownership is very expensive, and not just because the asset is considerably bigger. Superyacht ownership comes with continuous costs even if you don't take it out to sea. That's the harsh reality U.S. a...
Net Zero-Ready Tiny House 'The Node' Comes With a Very Surprising 'Garage'
15 Feb 2024, 07:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny houses and alternative housing solutions are in higher demand today than ever before, and there's no denying their incredible appeal. But do they really have to be so impossibly compact, completely mobile, or otherwise lacking modern feat...
Crew on Seized $700 Million Megayacht Use Fire Hoses, Drones to Keep Journalists Away
14 Feb 2024, 12:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / To paraphrase Shakespeare, there's something rotten in the state of Italy. Scheherazade, one of the biggest "captures" under the wave of sanctions launched in support of Ukraine in the ongoing Ruso-Ukrainian war, was seized in Italy ...
Disgraced Billionaire Is Selling His $45 Million RoMa Superyacht at a Huge Discount
14 Feb 2024, 08:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Everyone loves a good bargain, and that includes multi-millionaires. If that bargain is the most awarded charter yacht in MYBA history, an environmentally-friendly vessel that also stands out for refined opulence and entertainment options, all the ...
Sir Richard Branson Injured in Another Bike Accident, Remains Unstoppable
13 Feb 2024, 13:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Accidents do happen, but according to billionaire businessman Sir Richard Branson, they're just tumbles life throws at the brave. So far, he's had more than a few, including four serious bicycle accidents. Sir Richard Branson might be ...
This Island Is a Private, Self-Sufficient Paradise With Modern Features Like a Helipad
13 Feb 2024, 09:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Who said sustainability can't be luxurious? Much like fans would have never imagined James Bond drinking Heineken on a beach while hiding away from the rest of the world, most people assume sustainability means a visible downgrade in comfort, ...
Kim Kardashian Parks Her Brand New Cybertruck Next to Her $150 Million Private Jet
13 Feb 2024, 06:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's been years since reality star Kim Kardashian transitioned from Kim Kardashian Who!? to Paris Hilton's personal assistant to budding reality star to the most famous person on the planet and a young billionaire. Her game is up to par w...
All Kanye West Needs for a Super Bowl Ad Is a Chauffeured Ride and a Phone
12 Feb 2024, 14:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Influencers and content creators can strike marketing gold if they're lucky enough to have one of their videos or posts go viral. Kanye West is the A-list version of an influencer, and his Super Bowl ad is proof. On February 11, 2024, the ...
F1 Champ Jenson Button Sued Over the Sale of His '70 Ford Bronco, Which Wasn't Really His
12 Feb 2024, 13:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A nice car is always going to fetch good money, but that same nice car will see an immediate boost in value if it's been owned by a celebrity – and advertised accordingly. That's what happened with this custom 1970 Ford Bronco, acco...
The FlyNow eCopter Is a Small Automatic Air Taxi With Very Big Dreams
12 Feb 2024, 11:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Human flight is no longer a novelty. Nor is it any longer fun, if you ask Austrian startup FlyNow, which argues that the industrialization of flight has sucked all the fun out of it, among other things. The eCopter could fix that. For the past s...
Spectacular Dream Weaver Tiny Home Does Away With All the Minuses of Tiny Living
12 Feb 2024, 04:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny living has countless advantages, but it also comes with compromises that, to many, might be deal-breakers. It doesn't always have to be that way, and the Dream Weaver tiny house is proof of that. In theory, tiny living means downsizing...
Driving the World's Longest Limousine Is Quite an Anti-Climatic Experience
11 Feb 2024, 09:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The American Dream is believing in and having equal opportunity to achieve your biggest dreams. For car fabricator Jay Ohrberg, the American Dream is about being able to build the most incredible vehicles in the world, including the physical repres...
The Tectus Enclosed Trike Is a True All-Weather Solution "For All Roads on the Planet"
11 Feb 2024, 07:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Mobility scooters are essentially utilitarian transporters, so whatever focus they have on aesthetics is minimal. It doesn't have to be that way, though, Canadian company Daymak says. Introducing the Tectus mobility scooter, an electric thr...
The Private Jet Villa Is World's First Boeing 737 Hotel Conversion, Will Blow Your Mind
11 Feb 2024, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Airplane conversions are not rare, but they're not the norm, either. Upcycling decommissioned aircraft is a task only for the strongest of hearts and the deepest of pockets, no matter how low and attractive the price of the fuselage. But they ...
The Long Shed Tiny House Cleverly Disguises Itself When No One's Around
10 Feb 2024, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How's this for hiding in plain sight? This tiny house, which is actually a spacious, fully self-contained, and good-looking family home, can completely shutter and disguise itself when no one's around. This is The Long Shed, one of the...