Elena Gorgan
8,139 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.
Man Says Cops Mistook His McDonald’s Hash Brown For a Phone, Ticketed Him
1 Mar 2019, 14:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Seeing how he’s already spent $1,000 to fight a $300 ticket for distracted driving, Jason Stiber could just give up and pay the ticket. But that would entail admitting to using his cellphone while driving, which he didn’t do. The on...
Careless Driver Lets Kids Hang Out The Open Windows of His Citroen C3 Picasso
1 Mar 2019, 13:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / File this under “dumb things you should never do as a driver / parent / caregiver:” let 2 minor kids in your care hang out the open widows of the car as you do about 30 mph on a street packed with parked cars and considerable traffic. O...
California Fire Department Roasts Driver Who Parked in Front of a Fire Hydrant
1 Mar 2019, 12:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you think that an easily accessible parking space is worth the trouble of having both your rear windows broken, a citation issued and extra towing fees, then go ahead and park in front of a fire hydrant. That’s the message coming from ...
Tesla Model S Crashes And Burns, Catches Fire 3 More Times at Tow Yard
26 Feb 2019, 14:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Late on Sunday, a 2016 Tesla Model S was involved in a fatal crash in Davie, Florida. The driver, Omar Awan, lost control of the car and crashed into some palm trees, which made it burst into flames. At the time, he was doing between 75 and 90 mph....
Mom Hands Out 200 Goodie Bags on 10-Hour Flight to Apologize For Crying Baby
26 Feb 2019, 14:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For quite some time now, there’s been a never-ending debate on how to react when a baby or toddler starts crying on a commercial flight. The issue of putting together an area of the plane where only parents and kids could travel was even cons...
Gold-Plated Lamborghini Gallardo Bursts Into Flames 1 Hour After Service
26 Feb 2019, 14:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One businessman from the UK is considering legal action against Lamborghini Manchester after his Gallardo burst into flames and nearly burned to a crisp just one hour out of service at the dealership. Lak Sira, 22, paid £125,000 for his go...
Man Paddle Boards to Work, Cuts 1 Hour Commute to Just 6 Minutes
26 Feb 2019, 13:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s one way to beat rush hour: why drive or take the bus to work if you can paddle board across a river and get there faster? A 29-year-old insurance agent from Chongqing, China, came up with the novel way of commuting to work forced b...
Jerry Seinfeld Sues Car Dealer For Allegedly Fake 1958 Porsche Carrera Speedster
26 Feb 2019, 12:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Comedian Jerry Seinfeld will not have his reputation as a reputable car collector be tarnished by claims that he knowingly sold a fake. So he’s suing a car dealer which, he claims, sold him the alleged fake. In 2013, Seinfeld purchased a 1...
Mom With Ninja Reflexes Saves Son’s Life in Bike Crash
25 Feb 2019, 14:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This is one of those you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it-type of survival stories, but it should / must also act as a reminder of how important it is to wear protective gear when riding a motorbike. That also applies to kids, it goes without saying. ...
SC Woman Has Huge Gas Station Fail as She Tries to Fill Up
25 Feb 2019, 13:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Another viral video has the Internet in stitches, while also apparently confirming that women can be pretty clueless motorists, right down to the simple operation of filling up the car’s tank with gas. Shot in Greenville, South Carolina a...
Clueless Dude Power-Washes The Inside of His Citroen C2 And There’s Video of It
25 Feb 2019, 13:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you witness anything that can be described as “out of the ordinary,” you have to deliver proof of it and you have to do it on social media. Otherwise, you might as well have witnessed it for nothing. That’s the assumption w...
Woman Dragged by Car at Gas Station For Designer Purse
25 Feb 2019, 12:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Slider Crimes are still a thing in Atlanta, with thieves taking advantage of one minute’s distraction to steal valuables and handbags from (mostly) female drivers. Brea Duke is one such victim, but she fought back – bravely and stupidly...
Pastor Arrested For Shooting at Car Carrying His Daughter
25 Feb 2019, 12:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A pastor from Des Moines, Iowa, is under investigation and has been formally charged with 4 counts following an incident on Friday, in which he is believed to have fired a single shot at a car carrying his daughter. Des Moines police Sgt. Paul ...
Driver With DUI Sign on Car Ironically Busted For DUI
25 Feb 2019, 09:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Few are the times in life when you can have your cake and eat it. One driver from California thought he could be the exception, when he agreed to display a DUI warning on his car (for a fee) but then decided to go ahead and drive drunk. Because ...
Animals You Can Cram Into a Vauxhall Zafira: 2 Sheep, a Goat, a Deer, a Parrot
22 Feb 2019, 14:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Vauxhall Zafira is a pretty spacious car but just in case you were wondering exactly how spacious it is, the latest viral video is here to set the record straight: it’s big enough to fit 2 sheep, one goat, one deer, one parrot and a (human)...
Burglars Abandon Ferrari 488 After Failing to Figure Out How to Put it in Drive
22 Feb 2019, 13:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Earlier this month, a couple of burglars hit a rented home in Streetly, West Midlands, UK. They arrived in a stolen Audi, which they loaded up with stolen goods, and returned moments later to take a Ferrari they’d noticed in the driveway. ...
Entrepreneurs Will Send Coffee Into Space to Roast it in Zero Gravity
22 Feb 2019, 12:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If coffee roasted the traditional way is simply not good enough for you anymore, sit tight: a pair of entrepreneurs working under the name of Space Roasters aims to sell soon coffee made from beans roasted while traveling in space. The idea is, ...
Uber Passenger Tries to Steal Driver’s Car While It’s Still Running
21 Feb 2019, 14:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There’s always an inherent risk to ride-sharing for both parties involved, but one Uber driver from Wilmington, North Carolina, never imagined someone would try to take his car while he was still at the wheel, driving it. David Fortin tel...
California Rapper Willie McCoy Was Shot 25 Times While Sleeping in His Car
21 Feb 2019, 13:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Last week, a young rapper from California, Willie McCoy, known as Willie Bo, was shot and killed after he fell asleep at the wheel of his Mercedes-Benz in the drive-thru at Taco Bell. He had a loaded gun in his lap when police opened fire. In s...
Rookie Driver Smashes Through Showroom Window at Hyundai Dealership in India
21 Feb 2019, 13:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How’s this for an out-of-the-ordinary car-shopping spree? One female driver from India will have to pay half the price she would have paid for a new car, to cover damages she caused to the dealership by mistake. Being a rookie driver can ...