Elena Gorgan
8,138 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 Motoroid2 Self-Balancing Bike Gets Gesture Control, Its Own Backup Dancers
27 Oct 2023, 08:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The future is bright, alright, but what exactly does that mean? If Yamaha has any say about it, the future means a new type of experience and connection with the machine in a way that has only been dreamed about in sci-fi movies before. This is ...
GoCycle Goes Big, Announces Family Cargo e-Bike and Plenty of Surprises
27 Oct 2023, 05:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Times are a-changing' and, with them, so is the market for e-bikes. These past few years have seen an unprecedented boom in sales of motor-assisted two-wheelers, and we're now at the stage of the democratization of these machines. That...
sCarabane: The Bonkers, Self-Sufficient, Rotating RV Lives On as a Glamping Unit
26 Oct 2023, 07:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are bonkers ideas, and then there's the sCarabane: arguably the most bonkers RV concept ever to see the light of day. Not only was it self-sufficient and could expand to three times its size in camp mode, but it would rotate to follow th...
This Is the World's Only Optimus Prime Replica, a Bonkers and Most Inspiring Build
26 Oct 2023, 05:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In the Transformers universe, Optimus Prime is the voice of wisdom, and the rallying force that makes machine and human alike see reason, find motivation, and come up with solutions. In the real world, Optimus Prime is all these things as well, min...
The Lume Traveler LT540 Nordic Offers Luxurious Mobile Living All Year Round
25 Oct 2023, 07:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Much like a sick person doesn't care whether the medical professional treating them is good-looking or not, no one buys a travel trailer just because it's pretty. But it probably helps if it is. The Lume Traveler is arguably the pretti...
$325 Million Amadea Megayacht Is Caught in a Legal War as U.S. Moves to Claim It
24 Oct 2023, 09:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This is the biggest, most controversial, and most expensive megayacht-shaped apple of discord. The megayacht Amadea, seized by the U.S. government in April 2022, is now caught in a legal battle between the government and its supposed owner. When...
The Legacy Tiny Shows Minimalism Works, Even Has a Multi-Functional Flex Room
24 Oct 2023, 05:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Minimalism looks good in photos but is rarely ideal for family life, they say. Tiny houses are nice, but they could never do as a family home because there's simply not enough space, you hear. A tiny like Legacy aims to show that both these th...
DerBus: Titanic-Sized Articulated Bus Is the World's Biggest and Most Luxurious Motorhome
23 Oct 2023, 11:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Descriptors like "icon" or "legendary" are overused and often misused these days, and sure enough, social media is probably to blame for it. But make no mistake about it, DerBus is an icon and a truly legendary vehicle, even if ...
The Emerissa Tiny Home Is Luxury Downsizing for the Entire Family
23 Oct 2023, 07:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Luxury isn't limited by square footage or a traditional foundation, and the many instances of deluxe custom tiny houses we've seen in recent years should be proof of that. If you haven't been paying attention to this particular segme...
The Weinsberg CaraCito All-Electric Is a Price-Conscious Caravan for the Entire Family
22 Oct 2023, 08:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When comfort and modern styling meet, little room is left for affordability. Put differently, there's no place for the old adage about how the best things in life are free in the world of RVs and travel trailers. The best things in RVs cost...
Moonstone: The Striking Superyacht With a Color-Changing Hull, Controllable via Your Phone
21 Oct 2023, 06:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / "What if you are powered by light?" That's the question that Dutch luxury shipyard Oceanco tried to answer with one of the most spectacular superyacht concepts of recent years, Moonstone. Like the translucent gemstone, this superyach...
Kestrel Concept Takes a Rugged Explorer and Turns It Into a Super-Fancy Superyacht
21 Oct 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Good things come to those who wait, but that doesn't apply to the one-percenters. With the right kind of money, good things come to those who can afford them – and who also think outside of the box. Why start from scratch when you can...
Billionaire Wants to Pay for His Seized $600M Megayacht Lest It Goes Into Disrepair
20 Oct 2023, 09:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Even among the largest, most expensive, and most luxurious megayachts, Sailing Yacht A occupies a place of honor. Dubbed the biggest sailing yacht in the world – erroneously so – it's the most striking, instantly recognizable, and ...
Tiny Adventure House Is a Magical, Truly Surprising Mobile Home
20 Oct 2023, 06:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Working towards having everything that you desire in life is admirable at best and incredibly naive and potentially destructive at worst. This tiny house is proof that, at least every once in a while, you truly can have it all. Tiny living is c...
Kanye West Got Into a Near-Fatal Car Crash and Wants Elon Musk To Know About It
19 Oct 2023, 09:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kanye West is not the most loved celebrity right now - and even that's putting it lightly. His most recent statements aren't likely to win him new fans or, for that matter, make people take him seriously again. In 2020, when Kanye West...
SHANE Disrupts Car Design: This EV Has 2 Wheels and No Steering Wheel, but Is Totally Safe
19 Oct 2023, 06:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / With the high number of eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft) startups, you'd be excused if you bought into the whole "car of the future is a flying one" thing. But Shane Chen, the inventor of the iconic Hoverboard ...
This 1956 Douglas DC-6 Cargo Airplane Is the Most Creative, Beautiful Home Conversion
18 Oct 2023, 11:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There is life after trash, and upcycling is how you bring it into existence. Upcycling, the repurposing of old, discarded, and no longer useful items for different functionalities, is also what this 1965 Douglas DC-6 is all about. Airplane homes...
Aero Cabin One Is the "Little Big" Trailer That Expands in Camp Mode
18 Oct 2023, 08:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What's small enough to be pulled with a compact sedan or even an electric vehicle but big enough to accommodate a family comfortably? If the first thought that popped into your mind was "an expanding trailer," Smitveld would probably...
Billionaire’s $40 Million Superyacht "Australia" Runs Aground, Is Left Stranded
17 Oct 2023, 09:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Mama said it's not nice to laugh at other people's misfortunes, but there seems to be an unwritten exception clause for Australian billionaire, politician, businessman, and passionate car collector Clive Palmer. Clive Palmer, the billi...
Gorgeous Urban Kootenay Tiny House Is Perfect for a Family of 4 Looking for Luxury
17 Oct 2023, 05:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny living doesn't exclude luxury living, and least of all, a comfortable, cozy life. The idea of downsizing may emphasize owning fewer material things, but you can still live comfortably in a more compact footprint. Just ask the team from Tr...