Elena Gorgan
8,144 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.
Woman Locks Herself in Bathroom of Qantas Flight, Refuses to Come Out
4 Jun 2019, 12:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / An overnight flight from Bali to Sydney, Australia, ended in chaos when a female passenger locked herself in the bathroom and refused to come out in time for landing. The incident occurred on flight QF44 from Qantas and the woman ended up in po...
Actress Lili Reinhart Issues Warning After Getting Tricked by Fake Uber Driver
4 Jun 2019, 11:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Actress Lili Reinhart, best known for her role on the currently-airing “Riverdale” series, almost got tricked into getting in the wrong car at the airport – and the potential consequences of such a mistake have prompted her to iss...
Horrible Driver Throws Bottle Out of Speeding Car, Nearly Kills 5YO Girl
3 Jun 2019, 14:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Littering is punishable by fines in most countries, but this is littering to the next level: someone threw a glass bottle out of a speeding SUV and it nearly killed a girl walking home from school. Not littering is common sense. Throwing heavy ...
Man Gets Caught in Tornado, Has His Own Car Thrown on Top of Him
3 Jun 2019, 14:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man from Ottawa, Douglas County, Kansas, is counting his lucky stars after coming face to face with a powerful tornado, having his own car hurled at him and surviving to tell the story. Terry Seymour was on his way home when he got a text f...
Teens Order Pizza, Carjack Delivery Guy at Gunpoint
3 Jun 2019, 13:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Two teens’ idea of having a blast over the weekend included ordering pizza and then carjacking the delivery guy at gunpoint. Police didn’t see the fun side in this, as you can imagine. The incident happened Sunday night in Sioux Cit...
Driver Hits 11YO Girl on Scooter, Yells at Her “We All Have to Die Sometime”
3 Jun 2019, 13:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 19-year-old driver from Draper, Utah, was arrested after he hit a girl walking an electric scooter up the road. He then got out of his car and yelled at her. So much for being a decent human being. Draper Police have arrested Steven Ray Becky...
Iowa Auto Body Shop Has Laziest Billboard Ever: a “Lifeless,” Napping Dog
3 Jun 2019, 12:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re ever in Muscatine, Iowa, there’s an auto body shop that prides itself with high-quality service and the world’s laziest – and most adorable – billboard. Meet Hudson, the best publicity money never had to ...
NYC Subway Pole-Dancing Rat is Here to Entertain
3 Jun 2019, 12:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If your commute to work is a bore, you’ve probably never lived in New York. People here riding the train don’t have time to grow bored, no matter the distance or the time of their ride. One of the many channels to document how trip...
Uber Will Ban Riders Who Receive Low Ratings From Drivers
3 Jun 2019, 11:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you frequently use Uber and are from the U.S. or Canada, mind your manners more carefully from now on, because the ride-sharing company will ban riders who receive lower-than-average ratings. The update in policy will be implemented only in ...
Man Buys Himself a New Car With 66 Bags of Coins
3 Jun 2019, 11:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Next time you’re fishing for small change in between the cushions of your sofa, remember this: save enough loose change and you may be able to buy your own car. At least, that’s what one man from China did, according to the South Ch...
Unsurprisingly, Drake Didn’t Really Buy His Customized Boeing 767
31 May 2019, 15:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Earlier this month, Canadian rapper Drake elevated his status to that of ultimate baller by revealing on social media that he had purchased his very own cargo jet, a customized Boeing 767 he had named “Air Drake.” He got plenty of m...
California Cops Catch Big Break in String of Car Burglaries Thanks to Tesla
31 May 2019, 15:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Talk about an unexpected adrenaline rush: what with all this technology, being a car thief or a car burglar is becoming an increasingly more challenging and surprising job. One car burglar operating in Berkeley, California, found out the hard wa...
Seattle Woman Jumps Out of Moving Uber After Driver Makes a Pass at Her
31 May 2019, 14:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Seattle woman wouldn’t risk her life when she noticed that the driver of the Uber she’d summoned wouldn’t stop acting inappropriately. So she risked her personal safety instead, jumping out of the moving car. Sid Grogan took...
Man Sues Delta Airlines, Passenger After Emotional Support Dog Attack
31 May 2019, 14:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / An Alabama man is taking Delta Airlines and a fellow passenger to court for a June 2017 incident that, he says, left him with permanent scarring and loss of sensation to the face. The incident involved the other passenger’s emotional supp...
Man Found Locked in Trunk of Dodge Challenger Hellcat up for Auction
31 May 2019, 13:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Of all the things one would expect to come across at a car auction, a confused, uncooperative and apparently dazed man is the last. An employee of Manheim Auto Auction in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, was getting cars ready for auction when h...
Unlicensed Driver Caught With 12 Passengers in 7-Seat Vehicle
31 May 2019, 13:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There’s being irresponsible and then there’s whatever this woman was doing: a woman from Johnson City, New York, was arrested after being caught with 12 passengers inside her 7-seat vehicle. To make matters even worse, several of th...
Woman Beats Up Burger King Manager for Not Getting Fries at the Drive-Thru
31 May 2019, 12:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One woman from Miami, Florida, really wanted fries with that, but she wanted free fries. When the Burger King manager informed her that she wouldn’t be getting them, she jumped out of her car and went on a rampage, The incident occurred l...
Mexican Minister Resigns After Grounding Aeromexico Flight so She Could Board It
31 May 2019, 11:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What’s the sense of being in a position of power if you can’t use it to serve your own interest? That must have been the thought on one Mexican politician’s mind when she forced an airplane to return to the gate so she could board...
Thieves in Washington Are Using LimePods as Getaway Cars
31 May 2019, 11:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Thieves are getting on with the times: as more car-share companies are expanding their fleet of vehicles, thieves have started using their services to have hard-to-track-down getaway cars. Why bring your own car to work when you can rent it, right?...
12-Year-Old Makeup Artist Buys BMW 7 Series With Her Own Money
31 May 2019, 09:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For those thinking 10 is too young to start dabbling into makeup, here’s a girl from Thailand who, at 12, is already a “makeup artist” rich enough to be able to afford a brand new BMW 7 Series. Sure, she’s not even old e...