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.
House Sitter Crashes Boss’ New BMW i8 Into Wall While Reversing
14 Nov 2018, 11:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You should never mess with things you don’t understand or know, especially if they’re not your personal property. That’s the very expensive lesson one house sitter learned the hard way, after crashing her boss’ brand-new BMW...
Man Tells Drunk Driver Who Crashed to Flee, Report His Car Stolen And He Does It
13 Nov 2018, 15:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one to see it, did it fall? What about a drunk-driving accident: did it happen if there is no one to record it on his cellphone and post it on social media? We’re used to seeing people fi...
Just Eat Delivery Biker Catches Moment He’s Robbed by Juveniles on Camera
13 Nov 2018, 15:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A very unlucky Just Eat delivery driver / biker had the worst run of his career as such, when a gang of 10 juveniles jumped him and robbed him of his bike and phone. He even got the whole thing on camera, though it won’t help him much now. ...
Airborne Deer Violently Crashes Into Toyota RAV4, Lands in The Backseat
13 Nov 2018, 14:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Howell Police Department is publicly praising the actions of a female driver after an airborne deer violently crashed into her car. The impact was so strong it shattered the windshield and the roof of the car. Photos from the scene of the a...
French Woman Who Hid Baby in Car Trunk Goes on Trial, Faces 20 Years
13 Nov 2018, 13:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / File this under “horrible people do horrible things.” A French woman who hid her baby in the trunk of her car for 2 whole years has gone on trial and is facing 20 years behind bars, if convicted. Rosa-Maria Da Cruz hid her pregnancy...
Dog Waits 80 Days For Owner Killed in a Crash
13 Nov 2018, 12:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The story of a mourning dog has touched the hearts of millions of online users in Asia and worldwide, in what has been dubbed a new, modern take on the Hachiko story. The pooch spent 80 days by the side of the road waiting for its owner, who ha...
It’s Illegal to Leave Your Car Running to Warm Up in Texas, Police Warn
13 Nov 2018, 09:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re driving through or you happen to live in Texas, be careful about leaving your engine running when you’re not inside the car: this could cost you a pretty penny, the police say. The cold weather is coming and police are doi...
Car Thief Apologizes Before Stealing Car, Crashes It
13 Nov 2018, 09:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It turns out there are more car thieves out there with a conscience. A few days after one of them made news for returning the car he stole with a handwritten note of apology, another made sure to apologize to the driver before speeding off in his v...
Teen Steals Cadillac Seville to Pay Off Drug Debt, Gets Arrested
13 Nov 2018, 09:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 17-year-old teenager from Hampton has been arrested in relation to a car theft that occurred last September. It turns out that he had stolen the car, in order to pay off a drug debt. The New York State Police have the teenager in custody and ...
Flybe Pilot With a Fear of Flying Wins Unfair Dismissal Claim
13 Nov 2018, 08:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A plane pilot who developed an unexpected and apparently incurable fear of flying was fired from the low-budget airline company he had worked for for 10 years. A court has ruled that this was a clear case of unfair dismissal. Matthew Guest work...
Car Hits Deer and Catches Fire, Driver Walks Away Unharmed
13 Nov 2018, 07:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Collisions between vehicles and wildlife aren’t as uncommon as we’d like them to be, and sometimes they have the most unexpected outcomes. This is one of those cases. A car hit a “large deer” on Sunday morning outside Le...
Ryanair Plane Impounded in France, Just as It’s About to Take Off
12 Nov 2018, 14:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ryanair remains the most popular low-budget flight operator in Europe, despite a series of recent changes to its in-flight fee policy. It also remains one of the airline companies with the largest number of reported problems, some of them verging o...
Man Gets His Cadillac Stuck in Wooden Bridge on a Hiking Trail
12 Nov 2018, 13:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In today’s “What were they thinking” news, here’s a fancy dude driving a fancy Cadillac getting stuck in a wooden bridge that was never meant for traffic other than bikes and pedestrians. It happened on a hiking trail in...
Blue Austin A35 Named Bessie Stolen And Torched For Fun
12 Nov 2018, 13:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man’s pride and joy is gone, after “chancers” drove away with it right from his driveway – and then burned it to the ground just for the heck of it. Until recently, Owen Lokuciejewski-Taylor from Calverley, UK, owned...
Teenager Rides Bike Into Car, Lands on His Feet After Crash
12 Nov 2018, 12:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One teenager from York, UK, has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season. Hopefully, one of those things is the lesson that he should never race buses on his bike and that he should be wearing his helmet at all times. An accident that coul...
Ford Mondeo Driver Pulls a Knife on Motorist He Had Been Tailgaiting
12 Nov 2018, 10:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When tempers fly high with motorists, they soar. And this is when a volatile situation can turn even more dangerous, taking a turn for the violent. It happened on a busy road in Oldbury, West Midlands, UK, at the end of last month, in a road rag...
Man Offers Reward to Catch Pretend Buyer Who Stole His Lexus GS
9 Nov 2018, 15:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man from Houston is reaching out to the community, hoping some financial incentive would lead to a quicker arrest of the man who stole his car, after posing as an interested buyer. Ali tells Click2Houston that he decided to put his black Le...
Thief Steals Car, Returns it 3 Days Later With a Note: “I’m Really Sorry”
9 Nov 2018, 14:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One woman from Louisville, Kentucky, had her car stolen from her driveway and then returned to the exact same spot 3 days later – together with a handwritten apology from the thief. Police have confirmed for WASH11 that Pamela Barker repo...
Terrorist Crashes Car, Stabs 3 People in Shopping Center in Melbourne
9 Nov 2018, 14:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A terrorist attack took place in a crowded shopping center in Melbourne, Australia, some hours ago. The terrorist, known to the Australain intelligence agency, later died from his injuries. Victoria Police confirms the attack, saying that the m...
Police Van Pelted With Fireworks While on The Job
9 Nov 2018, 13:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Firework attacks are becoming more frequent in the UK, with gangs of yobs using them either as an intimidation tactic or as a means to scare off the cops. The video below is one of the latter instances. It popped up on Instagram and then on var...