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.
McDonald’s and Tesla Are Selling a Cyber Spoon Because Every Cybertruck Driver Needs One
8 Sep 2023, 08:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Say what you will about Elon Musk – and a lot has been said already! – but he does seem to have the magic touch that turns everything into gold. It even works when he's not aware of it. There's a new Tesla product on the ma...
The Muscular Buzzy Bike Takes a Customizable Approach to Urban Mobility
8 Sep 2023, 07:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Routine is good, but that feeling of being stuck in a rut is not. This is one e-bike manufacturer that’s going well out of its way to avoid it, and it’s doing so with a very interesting approach to e-bike ownership and urban mobility. ...
Where Tiny Meets Luxury: Massive 39-ft Tiny House Lives Up to the "Max" Name
7 Sep 2023, 08:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Imagine the possibility of downsizing without actually having to downsize into closed, cramped quarters that see you bumping elbows and other sensitive body parts against furniture on a daily basis. Imagine going all in on the tiny living trend whi...
ArtExplorer: World’s Largest Sailing Catamaran Is Here to Offer Both Luxury and Education
7 Sep 2023, 05:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's not every day that one writes naval history, so this is a good occasion for Perini Navi to toot its own horn. It's also cause for celebration for everyone else because the latest Perini Navi launch comes with a very noble educational...
The HUTrv Dekpod Is an Expanding Hybrid Trailer Like Nothing You've Seen Before
6 Sep 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Life is all about compromises, but what if it didn't have to be that way? We know common sense and experience say different, but HUTrv would like the chance to prove that it can be done – and with an overlanding trailer, no less. An o...
Steven Spielberg Takes His New $250 Million Megayacht, Seven Seas, on Its Maiden Journey
5 Sep 2023, 08:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / September marks the start of the school season and a return to pre-summer routines for Average Joes and Janes, but there's no rule saying you can't extend your summer vacation if you can afford it. Esteemed filmmaker Steven Spielberg can ...
$700 Million Scheherazade Megayacht Is Getting Ready to Flee Arrest, Says Source
5 Sep 2023, 07:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In what is believed to be another instance of "rules only apply to regular people, not the rich," a sanctioned megayacht, estimated at over $700 million and believed to be owned by Russian President Vladimir Putin, might be getting ready ...
This Is Forest, the "Perfect Tiny House Escape"
5 Sep 2023, 06:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / With the caveat that perfection doesn't exist in real life, one tiny house builder claims to have crafted the "perfect tiny house escape." It's called Forest, and it's just about the teeniest-tiniest tiny you've seen. ...
Adam Driver, Playing Enzo Ferrari in the New Biopic, Wasn't Allowed to Drive a Ferrari
4 Sep 2023, 11:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Arguably, one of the most anticipated movies of 2023 is Ferrari, the Michael Mann-directed biopic about the life of Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari, with a particular focus on one of the most challenging years in his life, 1957. It will be a Ferrar...
AntiShanty Pro Aims for "Ultralight Tiny House" But in Off-Road Capable Trailer Form
4 Sep 2023, 05:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How do you offer the comforts of a tiny house without all the extra weight and the stuff that you might not use daily while retaining a compact, perfectly off-road capable form? That sounds like a very difficult challenge, and it's a challenge...
Dual Slide-Outs Turn This 36-ft Tiny House Into a Mansion on Wheels
4 Sep 2023, 03:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In an ideal world, we'd have it all at once – and on a silver platter, no less. The idea of downsizing might seem inconsistent with the desire for a larger living space, but it makes sense if you consider we're talking about a perma...
Men Aren't Buying EVs Because They’re Not "Manly" Enough, Study Says
3 Sep 2023, 10:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The electric auto era that should have been here years ago is still a long way from fully arriving. Electric vehicles, in general, and electric passenger cars, in particular, still have to overcome serious hurdles to universal adoption. This cou...
The Chloe Custom Tiny House Puts a Surprise Twist on the Old Layout to Maximize Comfort
3 Sep 2023, 09:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There's no reason to settle for a series-production item if you can afford the custom variant. When it comes to downsizing to a tiny home, going down the custom route is less about indulging a whim as it's a prerequisite to ensure your fu...
Billionaire's Undelivered Superyacht Sells to New Owner in First-of-Its-Kind Deal
3 Sep 2023, 07:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In the first months of 2022, the booming superyacht industry took an unexpected and unprecedented hit as sweeping sanctions against Russian oligarchs went into effect as a direct consequence of the war in Ukraine. Dutch yard Heesen Yachts was among...
Watch These Shows if You're a Car, Space, or Aircraft Fan (September 2023 – Hulu, MAX)
2 Sep 2023, 12:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's September, so fall is settling in, bringing in cooler temperatures, the start of a new school year, and a return to pre-summer routines. If said routines include enjoying a certain type of content on streaming platforms, you're in lu...
Emma Thompson Chills on $200 Million Superyacht Eos Like a Millionaire Hypocrite
1 Sep 2023, 11:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Much like in the case of a doctor preaching about the negative impact of smoking while puffing on a cigarette, there's a certain sense of glee and "right back atcha!" whenever an eco-activist celebrity is caught on the wrong footing....
Police Pull Over Modified Crown Victoria With a Live Bull Riding Shotgun
1 Sep 2023, 09:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Nothing comes between a man and his best friend – not even the police, nor the fact that the best friend is not a dog but, in this particular case, a 2,200-lb (998-kg) live bull. What a load of bull this is, and in the most literal sense! ...
Project Cosmos: Billionaire's Groundbreaking $350M Megayacht Makes a Rare Appearance
1 Sep 2023, 08:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Times are rough, but the rich ain't hurtin', if you'll allow the phrasing. One of the world's largest and most groundbreaking megayachts is still on the right track to delivery and has just made a very rare appearance. That b...
Pininfarina Polestones 01 Is a Mid-Size Hybrid Dreaming of Being an Off-Roader and a Van
31 Aug 2023, 11:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Even without the early enthusiastic push for all-electric vehicles and the current backlash against them (or mild controversy, at best), it does feel like the auto industry is at a crossroads. The Polestones 01 SUV, boasting a design by Pininfarina...
The Winnebago Access Travel Trailer Is the Cheapest of the Bunch, Still Pretty Fancy
31 Aug 2023, 08:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The world is slowly going back to pre-2020 routines, and that includes the RV industry, where booming sales are not so booming anymore because they're heading towards "normalization." RV giant Winnebago hopes to tackle said normaliza...