Elena Gorgan
8,137 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.
Rustic DIY Tiny Is Impossibly Small but Lacks for Nothing, Is a $20K Affair
18 Nov 2023, 02:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Home is where the heart is, alright, but the heart must be comfortable, protected properly from the elements, and lack for nothing for it to feel at home wherever. Just ask Geoffrey. Geoffrey Celart is a young man living in Drome, France, in a t...
AntiShanty 4XD Is the Ultimate Off-Road Trailer and Versatile Micro-Dwelling
18 Nov 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How do you go about delivering the perfect towable, one that is endlessly versatile, self-sufficient but still light, suited for a variety of purposes, and compact enough to store inside the family garage? Some makers would say that such a towable ...
This Artsy "Camper" Is a Stark Exercise in Minimalism, With Adaptable Configurations
17 Nov 2023, 12:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You often hear about how tiny living goes hand in hand with minimalism and downsizing and leading a more clutter-free, intentional life. If you've ever thought that maybe some tiny houses go overboard on minimalism, you ain't seen nothin&...
Bentley or Porsche: Boy's Essay on Which Car to Buy at 18 Goes Viral
17 Nov 2023, 09:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ah, the never-ending everyday dilemmas! Eggs: fried or scrambled? Toast: crisp or furiously burned? Bentleys or Porsches? Life is always about choices that we're forced to make by circumstances, our own personality and inclination, or outsi...
Tom Cruise's Smashed One-Wheel Stunt Motorcycle Is an Expensive Piece of Memorabilia
17 Nov 2023, 06:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In his own words, Tom Cruise would do anything for his fans and the art of cinematography in a more general sense, whatever that might entail. If that means wrecking half a dozen Honda dirtbikes just to get a scene right, then so be it. That...
2024 Swift Basecamp Evo Concept Plans for a Sustainable, Electric Future for Caravaning
16 Nov 2023, 11:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As the auto industry and the Powers That Be continue to push for electric, more sustainable cars, it does feel at times as if the RV industry is slacking behind. Not UK-based Swift, though, which has been preparing for EV towing, as proven with the...
Tesla's CyberBeer Is More Like Cyber-Garbage, But a Mighty Fine Collectible
16 Nov 2023, 09:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / No one is perfect, and neither is Tesla, even if it feels at times as if the company – and Elon Musk – can do no wrong. Even diehard Tesla supporters will admit that Tesla does occasionally put a wrong foot forward. But hey, at least it...
1982 Lynx Helicopter Conversion Is Definitely a Good Bet for World's Strangest "Motorhome"
16 Nov 2023, 07:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are countless benefits to upcycling, besides the most obvious one of saving the planet by NOT adding to the ever-mounting pile of waste. You can also make money off upcycling, and you need look no further than glamping in decommissioned aircr...
PETA Goes After F1 for Supporting Iditarod Dog Race, Disrupts the Netflix Cup
15 Nov 2023, 10:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Even if you're an animal rights activist, there might have been times when it felt like it was too easy to mock PETA for their shock tactics, especially when they involve clothes-ditching and on-the-spot showers in fake blood. But this isn...
Brad Pitt's F1 Movie Can't Use Already Shot Footage, Stands to Lose Millions
15 Nov 2023, 09:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Brad Pitt is not the kind of celebrity who goes out just to keep his name in the media. In fact, when he's not working, you hardly hear anything about him, which explains the large amount of stuff we've heard recently: he's working o...
The 2024 Coachman Travel Master Imperial Is Tailor-Made for Luxurious Adventures
15 Nov 2023, 08:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A life of adventure or whatever version of the digital nomad life you prefer doesn't have to mean a complete lack of comfort. For those with deeper pockets, a mobile life brings features of the kind you'd find in fancy homes or even yacht...
First Look at Puma X F1 Collection by A$AP Rocky: All About Racing Culture and Bling
14 Nov 2023, 11:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Can you still call yourself a motorsports enthusiast or F1 supporter if you don't look the part? Don't answer that because rapper turned fashion designer A$AP Rocky already did: you can't. Or, better said, you can, but you shouldn�...
Jeff Bezos' $500M Megayacht Koru Boasts a Spectacular Figurehead. Now We Know What It Is
14 Nov 2023, 08:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sometimes, getting yourself the biggest, most expensive, and fanciest sailing megayacht in the world is simply not enough. Sometimes, you need just a tad bit more to show off and stand out, and for billionaire Jeff Bezos, that means a very controve...
The Sakura Tiny Home Boasts the Most Unusual Layout, Maximum Comfort
14 Nov 2023, 06:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Now that the tiny home movement seems to have peaked, what's next for these diminutive abodes on trailers and the people who live in them, making the most of traveling and life in general? According to one builder, the next stage in tiny livin...
Adam Driver Is Not Here for Criticism About the CGI Used for 'Ferrari' Biopic Crash Scenes
13 Nov 2023, 10:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The actors who front a movie and do press for it play no part in the larger creative or decision-making process for that movie. The only exception is when the same actors also serve as producers, but that's not the case with Adam Driver and th...
An Elon Musk Biopic Is Coming, and Elon Musk Approves
13 Nov 2023, 09:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What's it like to be the richest man on the face of the planet? If you're not the bookworm type or haven't yet had the time to read the new Elon Musk biography, the answer will come in a much more digestible medium: a feature film. ...
Learmousine: The Only Road-Legal Airplane Limousine Is an Insane Custom Project
13 Nov 2023, 06:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The word "bonkers" is often overused, especially in reference to frankenvehicles that defy the norm and, more often than not, common sense and all logic. But "bonkers" could have been invented specifically as a descriptor for th...
Flying Car Samson Switchblade Takes Its First Flight, Is One Step Closer to Reality
13 Nov 2023, 03:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We've been dreaming and waiting for the flying car of the future for what feels like an eternity. We're still to get it, on a wide scale and under the conditions we were promised, and there's still no clear deadline in sight, but at ...
The PlugVan Small Module Turns Any Van Into a Mobile Home Almost Instantly
12 Nov 2023, 08:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Anyone could – or should want to – have a converted van, we're constantly being told, because downsizing by means of hopping on the vanlife bandwagon is IN right now. But there's a way of getting that with less effort and a sm...
REV Ocean, World's Biggest and Most Expensive Megayacht, Resumes Construction
11 Nov 2023, 13:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some people turn lemons into lemonade or, in the case of pop superstar Beyonce, into one of the most successful albums of modern times. Where the REV Ocean Foundation is concerned, they like to think of it as turning challenges into solutions. R...