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.
Brits Spend 35 Million Hours a Year Looking For Their Parked Cars
24 Dec 2018, 17:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are definitely more fun ways to waste time: a new survey commissioned by Nissan GB reveals that, on average, British drivers spend 35 million hours a year looking for their parked cars. This, despite having the technological means to locate t...
Bus Driver Leaves 5-Year-Old Asleep, Alone on School Bus in Parking Lot
24 Dec 2018, 14:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A bus driver and a teacher from the Chambliss Center for Children in Chattanooga, Tennessee, failed to perform the mandatory checks upon arrival at their destination and it resulted in 13 minutes of desperation for a 5-year-old boy. Surveillanc...
Here Are The Dumbest Reasons People Called For an Ambulance in 2018
21 Dec 2018, 16:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ambulance services across the world are bracing for an increase in the number of daily incidents, since the holiday season is about to officially start in a few days. The SWAS is no different. In a bid to discourage people from abusing the 999 ...
Drunken Grinch Goes on Car Smashing Spree Because He Couldn’t Find an Uber
21 Dec 2018, 16:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s a good thing to vent when you’re feeling angry or frustrated, but punching and wrecking other people’s property is neither legal nor exactly very nice. It happened in Cambridge, Massachusetts, when a drunken 27-year-old l...
World’s First Jet-Powered smart fortwo Can Reach 220mph
21 Dec 2018, 15:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bill Berg from Telluride, Colorado loves to entertain people, but he also loves to show the world that not all is what it looks like. A 2008 smart, for instance, can also hit impressive speeds, if offered that extra nudge. Berg is a mechanic an...
David Beckahm in Talks to Fly to Space, Will Toss a Football While up There
21 Dec 2018, 15:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / David Beckham could add another notch to his belt, if anything about this rumor proves accurate. Apparently, he’s currently in talks with several companies about the possibility of traveling to space. The Sun claims that several space trav...
UPS Delivery Driver Delivers Packages, Will Dance For You
21 Dec 2018, 14:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / With the holiday season upon us, not a day goes by without at least a handful of headlines about how horrible delivery drivers are, regardless of the country they operate in. This is an exception. Because of the increased volume of parcels, del...
Escaped Inmate Tries to Hitch a Ride With Police Officer
21 Dec 2018, 14:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There’s bad luck, and then there’s Allen Lewis-level of bad luck. The 31-year-old man from Greenup County, Kentucky, made a mad dash for (illicit) freedom by escaping from police custody – but stumbled upon another representative ...
Roadside Weed is Decorated For Christmas, Becomes Tourist Attraction in Ohio
21 Dec 2018, 13:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Nothing better to get you in the Christmas mood: a roadside weed in Toledo, Ohio has become a tourist attraction after someone put some Christmas decorations on it about 2 weeks ago. It’s now known as the “Toledo Christmas Weed&rdqu...
Woman’s Rampage at Memphis Airport Over $20 Baggage Fee Causes Damages of $2,500
21 Dec 2018, 12:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s normal for any passenger to become angry when they hear an airline company is adding another $20 baggage fee they hadn’t mentioned before, right before boarding. However, outbursts like the one below are a gross overreaction. T...
Hungry Woman Repeatedly Slams Into Restaurant Manager’s Car, Then Tries to Order
20 Dec 2018, 16:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The nerve on this female driver. After repeatedly slamming into the parked car of a restaurant manager in her attempt to park, she casually walked in and tried to place an order for take-out. The incident actually happened at the end of last mo...
Man Covers Plates With Chicken Wings Receipt, Has Mustang Impounded
20 Dec 2018, 16:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some drivers would go to any length to avoid paying tolls on the highway, but they probably don’t even consider that the consequences they’d have to face if caught are greater than whatever amount they should pay. One driver from Mar...
Man Steals Kia Optima, Crashes, Hides From The Cops in Pile of Cow Manure
20 Dec 2018, 16:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 40-year-old man from Turlock, California, spent an hour covered in cow feces in a bid to avoid the police after stealing a car. He eventually gave himself up because he was too cold. The Modesto Bee reports that the Stanislaus County Auto The...
CCTV Captures Moment Toddler Falls Out of Moving Car on Busy Street
20 Dec 2018, 15:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kids – with toddlers in particular – seem predisposed to injuring themselves since they lack an understanding of the concept of personal safety. This time, though, it wasn’t the kid’s fault for what happened. Surveillanc...
Man Steals $9,000 From Another Man’s Tray at The Airport, Doesn’t Get Too Far
20 Dec 2018, 15:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You don’t think someone would be as stupid as to steal something at the airport, where there are security cameras all around, but the sight of so much cash lying around took this thief’s entire capacity for reason. He got busted in ...
Mom Forces Daughter to Crawl Under Idling Train to Get on Bus on The Other Side
20 Dec 2018, 14:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 44-year-old mother of 2 from Fresno, California, was in such a rush to have her kids board a bus that she forced them to crawl under an idle freight train, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said at a press conference this week, according to People C...
Bronx Mom Beats up Car Thief, Sits on Him Until Police Arrive
20 Dec 2018, 13:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / That’s one effective way of stopping a car thief from taking your vehicle: a Bronx mother saw a stranger in her car, so she took matters into her own hands, beating him up and sitting on him until police arrived. Tihisha Jones is a sing...
Frustrated Baltimore Driver Dances Outside His Car While Stuck in Traffic
20 Dec 2018, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Seeing how, this summer, people were willing to literally risk their lives to jump out of a moving car to dance, we may have found the perfect situation when getting out of your vehicle for this is acceptable. Yes, the car must not be in motion. ...
Driver Blasts Traffic Wardens Handing Tickets For Parking Illegally Themselves
20 Dec 2018, 12:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A frustrated driver expects the authorities to respect the same rules and laws that they fine other people for breaking. That also applies to fines handed for parking on double yellow lines. A video has surfaced online and is getting a lot of a...
Man Falls Asleep Driving, Crashes Into 3 Parked Ferraris, Gets Lots of Sympathy
20 Dec 2018, 09:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hitting one Ferrari with your own car must be bad enough, but to hit 3 of them is the very definition of “when it rains, it pours.” It happened to a young man from New Taipei City, Taiwan, 20-year-old Lin Chin-hsiang over the weeken...