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.
Prince Philip Has Land Rover Replacement Delivered to His Home Hours After Crash
19 Jan 2019, 19:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / So much for reports that the Duke of Edinburgh could avoid prosecution for the crash he caused if he agreed to surrender his driver’s license. Mere hours after he got himself T-boned at a junction near Sandringham Estate, he had a replacement...
German Railway Company Buys Passenger’s “Delay Scarf” For 7,550 Euro
18 Jan 2019, 17:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some people listen to music, catch up on their favorite TV shows or movies, read books or pace to and fro when their train is late. The mother of a German journalist knits – and color-codes her work to show exactly how late her train was. ...
Idiot Tourist Jumps From 11th Floor of Royal Caribbean Cruise, Gets Lifetime Ban
18 Jan 2019, 16:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Proving that age is not a prerequisite for common sense, a 27-year-old tourist on board a Royal Caribbean Cruise jumped from the 11th floor into the ocean – and had his buds film the stunt so they could post it on social media. According ...
Man Cooks Well-Done Steak in His Parked Car, on Hot Australian Day
18 Jan 2019, 15:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Imagine how good the inside of that car smelled: an Australian man from Mildura, in the state of Victoria, claims to have conducted an experiment that resulted in a well-done steak. It was cooked inside his car, with no fire, just the heat from the...
BMW 5 Series Patrol Car Goes up in Flames, Sets Fire to Vehicle it Was Attending
18 Jan 2019, 14:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How’s that for “serve and protect”? A patrol car “spontaneously” went up in flames in Bromley, London, and in so doing, set fire to the vehicle it had come to assist after an on-the-road collision. The incident was...
Valeo Voyage XR Allows Backseat Driving, Snooping In on New Drivers
18 Jan 2019, 14:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re a parent and your teenager just got his or her driver license and you fear they might be quite ok on the road without your supervision, hang on tight. The technology to allow you to snoop in on your kid is available. Unveiled at...
Help Wanted: Police Seek Volunteers to Get Drunk on Free Booze For DUI Training
18 Jan 2019, 13:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When it comes to performing a civic duty and helping out the police, there is no shortage of volunteers if said civic duty involves drinking hard liquor until drunk. The police department in Kutztown, Pennsylvania turned to social media to find...
Americans Are More Likely to Die From Opioid OD Than Car Crash
18 Jan 2019, 13:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A new study whose findings have been made public by the National Safety Council shows that the odds of dying in a car crash in the U.S. have decreased. Instead, Americans are more likely to die from an accidental opioid overdose. The study also...
TSA Agents Are Blasting Explicit Rap Songs by Kanye, Travis Scott at JFK Airport
18 Jan 2019, 12:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There might be an upside to the ongoing government shutdown, the longest in U.S. history: TSA agents finally feel free to play the kind of music they want, and they do it at the country’s 6th busiest airport, JFK. The government shutdown...
Footage of Real-Life Train Derailment Included in Bird Box, People Are Outraged
18 Jan 2019, 10:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Netflix’s original movie starring Sandra Bullock, “Bird Box,” is steeped in controversy again, this time, for using footage of a 2013 train derailment that killed 47 people in a post-apocalyptic sequence. “Bird Box&rdquo...
Prince Philip’s Land Rover T-Boned, Overturned in Norfolk Crash With Kia
18 Jan 2019, 09:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Duke of Edinburgh has been involved in a 2-crash that sent his Land Rover Freelander 2 flipping on the ground and on its side. At the time of the accident, Prince Philip was at the wheel. He told the police that he had been blinded by the s...
Florida Man Finds Snake on His Car Engine, Goes “Crazy”
17 Jan 2019, 15:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A man from Miami Gardens, Florida, had the most unpleasant surprise when he popped open the hood of his car after he had dropped the kids off the school, and found a snake curled around the engine. This is a “very Florida” kind of story...
Angry Woman Rams 6 Cars at Dealership After Dispute With Employees
17 Jan 2019, 15:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This is far from the ideal way to solve a dispute, so here’s to hoping it was worth it: a woman from Redmond, Oregon, is facing time behind bars on a string of charges after intentionally ramming cars in the parking lot of a local dealership,...
Woman Breaks Into Home, Steals Car, Leaves Her Shoe Behind
17 Jan 2019, 14:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This is no modern Cinderella story: a woman from San Antonio, Texas is facing a slew of serious charges after breaking into a home and stealing a car, and forgetting one of her shoes at the scene. According to KSAT, 23-year-old Angelique Delgad...
Driver Hits 10YO Boy on Bike, Offers Insulting Non-Apology to Avoid Prosecution
17 Jan 2019, 14:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 66-year-old man at the wheel of a Range Rover clipped the bike of a 10-year-old boy last September in Pittsford, New York. To “make amends,” the driver came up with what must be the most infuriating and insulting non-apology to the ki...
World’s Slowest Chase: Police Cruiser Pursues Mobility Scooter
17 Jan 2019, 13:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s one thing to drive a mobility scooter down to the supermarket or around town to run errands, but it’s an entirely different one if you take it out on the motorway. While this isn’t exactly illegal in the U.K., police reco...
Woman Rides Electric Cart in Walmart Parking Lot, Drinks Wine From Pringles Can
17 Jan 2019, 12:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How’s that for putting a damper on someone’s idea of a good time? Walmart employees called the police to report a suspicious person riding an electric cart in the parking lot, drinking wine from a Pringles can. All jokes aside, this...
Toddler Strapped in Carseat Falls Out of Moving Car, Mom Keeps Going
17 Jan 2019, 12:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A driver from Mankato, Minnesota had the shock of his life when he saw a carseat being ejected from a moving car, with the toddler still strapped inside. He captured the entire incident on his dashcam. You can see the footage at the bottom of t...
Rino Sasaki is 21, Popular, And Japan’s Most Beautiful Truck Driver
17 Jan 2019, 10:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 21-year-old young woman from Japan has gained quite a following online, earning her the nickname of “Japan’s most beautiful truck driver.” She’s hoping to lead by example. In a profession believed to be mostly for men,...
Ryanair Puts 75YO Passenger on Wrong Plane, Sends Him to Malta Instead of Gdansk
16 Jan 2019, 14:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 75-year-old Polish man who didn’t speak English ended up in the wrong country, about 1,000 miles from his intended destination – all because Ryanair staff didn’t bother to properly check his boarding pass and ended up put him on...