Elena Gorgan
8,135 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.
Fit for a King: Prince William's e-Scooter Revealed as the YOO2 from Mii2
7 Jul 2024, 16:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You think of a member of the British Royal Family – and especially of the current King and the next in line – as the ultimate example of the British upper lip stance: poised, aloof, and dignified. The Prince of Wales, Prince William, is...
This Beautiful DIY Bike Trailer Can Make Bikepacking a Thing of the Past
7 Jul 2024, 06:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Wanderlust isn't exclusive to those who own cars they can tow RVs with, as any bikepacker or pedestrian traveler will tell you. But what sets these two apart is that a bikepacker won't always have to plan for accommodation in advance. A c...
Here's the Future King Riding an e-Scooter on Castle Grounds
6 Jul 2024, 08:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What proverbial British stiff upper lip and what Royal protocol that can never be broken? A video of Prince William, the future King of the UK, has emerged, showing him casually riding his electric scooter on Windsor Castle grounds. Like a commo...
Brad Pitt's Highly-Secretive Formula 1 Movie Gets Official Title, First Poster
6 Jul 2024, 07:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Assuming Formula 1 official backing, a big name like Brad Pitt as leading man, Joseph Kosinski in the director's chair, and the promise of a film that will deliver the thrills of F1 racing in the most realistic manner are not enough to put but...
This Custom Tiny Lives Like a Proper Family Home and Hides Many Surprises
6 Jul 2024, 07:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / At the opposite end from diminutive tiny houses that epitomize the most extreme form of downsizing are park model tinies, genuine mini-mansions on wheels that offer all the features you could ever need (and then some) and home-like amenities. The l...
Ridden: Vanpowers UrbanGlide Ultra – A Mid-Drive, Ultra-Long Range City e-Bike You'll Love
6 Jul 2024, 00:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's the little things that can make a world of difference, to paraphrase an old cliché you might still come across online repurposed as an aspirational phrase. With a city e-bike, a pedal-assisted two-wheeler you're supposed to re...
Magic Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson and Friends Kick Off Summer Vacation Onboard Phoenix 2
5 Jul 2024, 11:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / So nice they did it twice! Basketball legend Magic Johnson has officially kicked off summer vacation SZN by announcing on social media that he, his family and his very large group of A-list friends have set sail for their annual summer adventure. T...
Justin Bieber Flies Out for $10M Gig, Gets Presidential Treatment: Armored Ride, Convoy
5 Jul 2024, 10:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When you're one of the richest men in your country and part of a family that is ranked among the wealthiest in the world, the idea of an "intimate party" acquires a whole different meaning. It involves a private gig by Justin Bieber ...
Superyacht 'Dar' Is a Shark-Shaped Icon, Now Asking $225 Million
5 Jul 2024, 08:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / "What if technical feats create an icon?" This is how Dutch luxury shipyard Oceanco prefaced the introduction of Dar, the superyacht that would become the icon it was meant to be shortly after delivery, picking up prestigious industry awa...
Pure x McLaren Is the Cheapest McLaren You Can Get, Still Awesome
4 Jul 2024, 16:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's not elitism to say that the world's one-percenters tend to enjoy the finest or even the best things in life; it's reality, whether you like it or not. Here's a company that aims to bring the elite's latest favorite pla...
$250 Million Superyacht 'Honolulu' Lost in Major Fire at Lurssen Shipyard
4 Jul 2024, 12:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When it comes to custom floating palaces that write history in terms of innovation, amenities, and sheer size, few other yards are versed in the fine art of luxury and exclusivity as Lurssen is. So, when disaster strikes, damages are huge. A mas...
The Living Vehicle CyberTrailer Has Unmatched Off-Grid Features, Can Also Haul Your Gear
4 Jul 2024, 11:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Elon Musk and Tesla designers probably didn't think about the Cybertruck's styling in terms of how challenging it would be to integrate it in everyday life, down to the choice for a towable. So it's good that Living Vehicle did just ...
Bethenny Frankel Bought a Ford Bronco Heritage to Match Her Outfit, Got Criticized
1 Jul 2024, 10:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Even established celebrities like to show off every once in a while on social media, balancing out those posts with more relatable, normie-like content. For reality stars, striking the right balance between the two is essential because much of thei...
This Stylish Tiny House Hides a Private Cinema and Other Neat Surprises
1 Jul 2024, 05:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When you have only so little space to work with, do you still have room for innovation? Tiny houses are great examples of how a compact, constricting footprint actually fuels creativity and innovation, and tiny houses from builders like Decathlon T...
The Expandable, Off-Grid GoSun Camp365 Camper Is a Rare Gem
30 Jun 2024, 18:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There is no such thing as a magic bullet to anything in life, so it's ridiculous to keep looking for it. But as far as RV solutions go, this one example claims to come pretty close to it, offering aerodynamics and light weight in travel mode, ...
H3 Megayacht Enters the Market After Transformative Refit With Insane Asking Price
29 Jun 2024, 16:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You would never expect any kind of vessel described as "an icon" to sell for peanuts, and the recently-renamed H3 is no exception. The Oceanco superyacht, which has since transitioned to a proper megayacht after an extensive and transform...
You Know Things Are Bad When You Have to Chain Your Range Rover to a Tree
29 Jun 2024, 14:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Technology supposedly aims to make our lives better, easier, and more fun, but at least in one particular case, tech has only made matters worse. Keyless entry and keyless start in cars are partially to blame for a boom in the number of auto thefts...
The DockItBox Module Transforms Any Van Into a Mobile Home With No Mods to the Vehicle
29 Jun 2024, 07:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Mobile homes of different shapes and sizes have been around for decades, even before the automobile itself. The vanlife craze is more recent: a phenomenon with such a wide appeal that it's sweeping normies away from their homes and 9-to-5s and...
Ridden: Fiido T2 Longtail Cargo eBike – The Family-Friendly Beast That Brings the Fun
29 Jun 2024, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Almost any e-bike company out there will tell you, the potential customer, that their products are the next best thing to replace your car: healthier, greener, and more convenient. Fiido is no different, except that their T2 cargo e-bike is just th...
EOS-X Space Announces First Tourist Flights to the Edge of Space for 2025
29 Jun 2024, 00:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pack your bags, your best video gear, and at least $200K in cash, we're going to (the edge of) space! The space tourism race has kicked up in higher gear, with a new player officially entering it with a specific timeline for the maiden journey...