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.
Poof! The ioCamper Truck Turns the Bed of Your Truck Into a Family Home
30 Aug 2023, 11:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not all good things come to those who wait, so here's to hoping the extended waiting period won't be in vain. ioCamper is making one more try to launch on the international market, this time with an add-on that's meant to turn your p...
The 2024 Living Vehicle HD24 Makes for Fancy Off-Grid Living, Now in a Smaller Package
30 Aug 2023, 08:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Who says you can't have a hefty dose of luxury with your off-grid adventures, preferably in a package that's relatively affordable and integrates plenty of sustainability features? Living Vehicle says you can, as you should – and wi...
This Luxury Tiny House Floats, Has an Office for Working from Home
27 Aug 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny living doesn't have to know geographical limitations if it can be helped. At least, that's what a new U.S.-based startup is arguing, proposing a new type of live-aboard units that are equal parts smart, efficient, and luxurious. E...
Quirky, Colorful Mogote Tiny Proves That Simple Is Best
26 Aug 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / At its core, downsizing through tiny living is exactly what the name indicates: ditching the comforts and extra space of a large brick-and-mortar home in favor of a smaller and more mobile unit. Downsizing is a shift in life priorities more than it...
The PVY H500 PRO Aims for Affordability, Bringing Plenty of Comfort to Your Daily Rides
24 Aug 2023, 09:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If your favorite mode of transportation in the city is on two wheels put in motion by a crankset, the past couple of years have been incredible in terms of options. Those options are just getting better by the day. Over the past few years, elect...
The Bike Cabin Is an Excellent DIY Way to Downsize, Go Farther Off the Beaten Path
24 Aug 2023, 07:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Electric bicycles can make the daily commute shorter, more fun, more convenient, and healthier, but only if we want it that way. But electric bikes are also a great way of exploring the great outdoors and can even prove reliable for towing small ca...
LOL: Frequent Flyer Queen of Versailles Sets Up a Private Jet Cabin Inside Her Living Room
23 Aug 2023, 11:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Don't you just love it when rich people try to be relatable to boost their popularity and end up proving just how out of touch they are? If you do, Jackie Siegel, aka the Real Queen of Versailles, doesn't – but only because it'...
$100M Graceful Superyacht Underwent a $31M Refit Under Sanctions, Is Ready to Cruise Again
23 Aug 2023, 10:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This is a modern tale of mystery, unlawfulness, and opulence of the most egregious kind. It is the story of Graceful, a spectacular superyacht now sailing under the name Kosatka after undergoing a very expensive refit while under sanctions. Grac...
All-Electric RV Coast Model 1 Goes Into Production, Rebrands as the 'Tesla of Campers'
22 Aug 2023, 09:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Two things can be true at the same time, like in the case of a luxury product that's also eco-friendly. But can you really have a sustainable, eco-friendly RV, luxury features, and the comforts of a home within a single package, or are we talk...
World’s Smallest Bike Camper Expands Into Full-Size Habitat Thanks to Its Ingenious Design
22 Aug 2023, 07:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Everyone's idea of comfort is different, but if you're into backpacking or bikepacking, you'll find that this expandable trailer is quite the palace on wheels. This is a bicycle trailer that claims to be the world's smallest &nd...
Remembering Wandering Home, a World-Famous Tricycle-Based Mobile Home
21 Aug 2023, 09:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Mobile homes are a great alternative for those looking to relocate, permanently or not, to no exact address, whether with a goal of cutting down on expenses or simply traveling more. But what about those who don't have a home, to begin with? ...
La Rose Noire Rolls-Royce Is World’s Most Expensive Car, With a $30 Million Price Tag
21 Aug 2023, 05:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's going to be very difficult to keep up with the Joneses now! Rolls-Royce has revealed the first entry in the new four-unit series of special commission vehicles from the Coachbuild program, and it just so happens to be the world's mos...
This Is the Boatswagen, a 6-Wheel VW Polo Turned Amphibian
21 Aug 2023, 04:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For decades, humanity’s fascination with dual-purpose vehicles has held strong. Cars that float and cars that fly remain a wild dream because reality has a way of repeatedly showing that they can't happen – not with the kind of per...
Rolls-Royce Droptail 'La Rose Noire' Is a Gorgeous and Very Expensive Tribute to Love
20 Aug 2023, 07:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Where the love of fine art and bespoke luxury items meets the love of automobiles, the desire to celebrate romance, and a seemingly unlimited budget, coachbuilt works of rolling art like the Rolls-Royce Droptail are born. This is La Rose Noire, the...
This Terrifying Video of an e-Bike Battery Explosion Is Much-Needed PSA
20 Aug 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The electric bubble is bursting, analysts are saying. With the plateau of EV vehicles, we're able to take a step back and have a more or less objective look at electric vehicles, what they mean to us, how they can help us and our planet, and w...
This Elegant Tiny Home Hides Spa-Like Bathroom & Large Kitchen, Is Made for Year-Round Use
20 Aug 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Just because you're downsizing doesn't mean you have to compromise on comfort, aesthetics, or the basic features that make modern life easier and more pleasant. A tiny home is a lot of things, but it shouldn't feel like a downgrade f...
Zapata AirScooter Is Here as the World’s Most Advanced Personal Flying Machine
19 Aug 2023, 07:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Man's decades-long dream of achieving personal flight and of integrating it into the daily routine isn't as close to becoming real as we'd like it to be or would be led to believe. But Zapata is set on taking us a step further &ndash...
This Tiny House Can Float While Being Smart, Luxurious, and Comfortable
19 Aug 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny living is great, but tiny living on both land and water must be even better. When your travels are no longer conditioned by where you can and can't go, wanderlust becomes the only possible way of life. Assuming you're not on a bud...
Rolling Unit by Maru: The Little Trailer That Blows Up in Size at Camp
19 Aug 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You can't have it all in life, they say. But if there's one thing Maru wants to make sure you do have is a compact towable that offers the most space once you've reached camp, wherever it might be. Maru is an Estonian company that...
Remembering Wa-Wa, the Lightweight Compact Trailer Designed for a Large Family
18 Aug 2023, 10:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kids these days will say that unjustified nostalgia of the "things were better back in the day" kind is the tell-tale sign of getting old. We're not here to establish if that's really the case, but nostalgia is a given with this...