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.
Cyclist Crashes Into Mechanic, a New Meme is Born: Why You Coming Fast?
9 Nov 2018, 12:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re looking for a good pick-me-up right this instant, forget about that cup of coffee you had in mind: we have something even better. A new meme has been born, and we have a London mechanic to thank for it. For the time being, the du...
Supervet to The Rescue: Noel Fitzpatrick Saves Swan From Dublin Traffic
8 Nov 2018, 17:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You have to put your money where your mouth is, and the latest video from TV vet Noel Fitzpatrick will show that he is as amazing a human being in life as he is on TV. Fitzpatrick is also called Supervet, a moniker he earned once his Channel 4 ...
The Inflatable Travel Jumpsuit is All You Need to Always Travel 1st Class
8 Nov 2018, 16:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you like traveling, you’re either accustomed with all the downsides that come with it or have learned to ignore them. Onesuit aims to obliterate them all, once its new product, the Inflatable Travel Jumpsuit hits the market. For the ti...
HGV Driver Has Useful Tip to Prevent Thieves From Stealing Your Keyless Car
8 Nov 2018, 15:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you drive a keyless car, you have probably heard already of the dangers of having it stolen right from your driveway, by thieves using relay devices that capture your fob’s signals. On the same note, you’ve probably heard that you...
British Grumpy Cat Gets Hit by a Car, Becomes Internet Star
8 Nov 2018, 15:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Good things come to those who wait least expect it. Just ask Saul, a stray ginger cat who was found in London, after he’d been run over by a car and the driver didn’t even bother to stop and see if he was ok. Saul is now in the care...
Man Sews All His Clothes Into Giant Coat to Avoid New Ryanair Hand Baggage Fee
8 Nov 2018, 14:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Where there’s a will, there’s a way, just ask a guy named Lee Cimino from the UK. He frequently flies with low-cost operator Ryanair, so he was upset when he heard of its new policy regarding hand baggage. Until just recently, you ...
Bus Driver Shoves 15-Year-Old Off Bus, Calls Him a “Fat Boy”
8 Nov 2018, 13:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A video of an altercation on a bus in Balby, Doncaster, UK, has gotten the Internet divided, as it shows a grown-up bus driver shoving and threatening a 15-year-old teenager. It was uploaded on Facebook on the Yorkshire Uncovered page and, whil...
Lion Air Plane Hits Electricity Pole Before Takeoff in Indonesia
8 Nov 2018, 12:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For the second time in a little over a week, Lion Air is holding headlines for an incident involving one of their passenger jets. This time, there were no casualties, but an investigation is still underway. A Boeing 737-900 plane belonging to t...
Tom Cruise is Learning to Fly Fighter Jets For Top Gun 2, Delays Production
8 Nov 2018, 11:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tom Cruise is one of the few action stars (of his age and not only) to do most of his own stunts. He takes much pride in that – so much so that most of the promotional trail for a movie is comprised of anecdotes about this or that stunt and h...
Indonesian Plane Grounded as Passengers Refuse to Fly Because of Durian Fruit
7 Nov 2018, 15:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Passengers on a Sriwijaya Air flight de-boarded the plane and refused to get back on it because of the prevailing stench. It turns out the cargo holds had over 2 tons of the infamously stinky durian fruit. Though delicious, durian is one of the...
Rapper YG’s Uber Ride Smashes Into Los Angeles Home
7 Nov 2018, 15:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hailing a Uber is the most sensible, safest choice in certain situations, but it didn’t prove to be a lucky bet for rapper YG the other day. The Uber he was a passenger in, a Chevrolet Suburban, smashed into someone’s home, ripping ...
Man Forced to Fly Delta in Seat Covered in Feces: You Can Sit or You Can Leave
7 Nov 2018, 14:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This gives new meaning to “crappy service” on board the flights from certain airline operators. Delta Airlines forced a man to fly from Atlanta to Miami in a seat covered in feces, refusing to properly clean up before takeoff. Matth...
Video of Plane Suspended in Mid-Air Outside Moscow Sparks Conspiracy Theories
7 Nov 2018, 13:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s one of today’s most burning questions: can a plane hang in mid-air, completely motionless? If so, is this something limited to Russian airspace or can it be done elsewhere too? A video shot just outside Moscow, near the Vnukov...
11-Year-Old Steals Mom’s Dodge Durango Because She Took Away His PlayStation
7 Nov 2018, 13:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / An 11-year-old boy from Cleveland is facing felony charges after stealing his mother’s car and leading police on a high-speed chase that only ended when he flipped the car over. The boy’s identity has not been disclosed to the media...
Oregon Man Busted With a Car Full of Weed, Literally
7 Nov 2018, 13:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / English language purists will often complain of how today’s youth is misusing words like “literally.” Here’s one instance where it’s used correctly: Oregon police caught a guy with his car literally full of weed. I...
Here’s an Alpaca Catching a Ride in a Taxi in Peru
7 Nov 2018, 12:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some taxi drivers will scoff if you’re carrying a teacup pup and you wish to take it with you for the ride. But here’s one for whom it made no difference that the “pet” was actually a full grown alpaca. It happened on th...
Man Kicked Off Canada Flight For Taking a Sleeping Pill: “I Feel Humiliated”
7 Nov 2018, 12:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man’s dream family vacation turned into a nightmare when the flight attendants on a WestJet flight from Toronto decided that he was a “medical emergency” and, as such, unfit to fly. The problem with that was that, as Steph...
Mother Leads Police on High-Speed Chase With 2 Children in The Backseat
6 Nov 2018, 18:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You’d expect a mother to be protective of her children and to avoid putting them in risky situations. That doesn’t apply to Brandi Cottrell, from New Castle, Pennsylvania. She was arrested at the end of last week, after leading poli...
Aldi Rips Off Coca-Cola Truck For Christmas Ad
6 Nov 2018, 16:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For many people, it doesn’t feel like Christmas is coming until Coca-Cola debuts its iconic Coca-Cola truck ad. The tradition has been around for some 20 years, and now supermarket chain Aldi is looking to capitalize on it, too. It’...
Burger King Uses Photos of Real Crashes to Boost Delivery Service
6 Nov 2018, 16:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The good people at Burger King know that hungry people are not reliable drivers, because hunger makes them more prone to accidents. To avoid any more crashes into its establishments, it is urging customers to use its delivery service. The fast f...