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.
Driver Takes Still Working, Flattened Nissan Bluebird For a Final Spin
29 Oct 2018, 15:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s something you don’t see everyday: one man taking his completely flattened but still working Nissan Bluebird for one final ride, in what must be the funniest and most intriguing video of the day. You can see the video of it at...
The Most Beautiful Car Junkyard Lies Underground, in Wales
29 Oct 2018, 15:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The name Cavern of Lost Souls might lead you to imagine some kind of haunted cave, and you would be right. Partially so. It’s actually the home of one of the most beautiful and spooky car junkyards in the world, housing over 100 vehicles ...
Someone is Smashing Car Windows, Mirrors With Pumpkins in New Hampshire
29 Oct 2018, 14:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Out of all the ways to get into the holiday season, this is not the best: someone is throwing giant pumpkins into people’s parked cars in New Hampshire, causing serious damage. Police are looking for a serial pumpkin thrower in Nashua, N....
Cops Find Walking Dead-Like Weapon During Traffic Stop
29 Oct 2018, 14:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Many TV series and movies draw on real life for inspiration, but this is the exact opposite of that: one driver from Essex looked to the classic series “The Walking Dead” for inspo when it came to his choice in weapons. And he chose the...
Lion Air Flight Crashes After Takeoff, All 189 Passengers Presumed Dead
29 Oct 2018, 13:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A plane from Indonesia’s low-cost flight operator Lion Air crashed into the sea a little over 10 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta. All of its 189 passenger and crew are presumed dead at the moment, the BBC reports. The plane was brand n...
New Driver Smashes Into 3 Parked Cars, Brick Wall in Failed Attempt at Parking
29 Oct 2018, 13:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In today’s “women can sometimes be terrible drivers” news, here is a newbie from China, who, in her attempt to park her Volkswagen, smashed into 3 parked cars and then demolished a brick wall. The incident occurred earlier th...
Vicious Magpies Attack Harley Davidson Rider in Australia
29 Oct 2018, 12:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Magpies are the not among the most terrifying things you can come across in the Australian outback, but as it turns out, they can be pretty dangerous during mating season. Especially if you’re a cyclist or a biker. One biker - vlogger too...
Tulsa Woman in Handcuffs Steals Police Car
29 Oct 2018, 10:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Oklahoma authorities have released bodycam footage from an April arrest, and it’s making the rounds online for a very good reason: it shows a woman pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle stealing a police car and trying to make ...
Couple Spend Minutes Trying to Unlock the Wrong Mazda
29 Oct 2018, 09:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It can happen to be the best of us, on our brightest days: a couple, husband and wife, spent minutes trying to unlock the wrong car in the parking lot of a local supermarket, and video of it is pure comedy. You can see it at the bottom of the p...
Man Lies on The Tracks to Avoid Being Hit by Train, Cheats Death
26 Oct 2018, 16:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We’ve all seen this stunt in movies and it’s always to great effect: the good guy is thrown onto the tracks and the train is speeding his way so, to avoid being hit and killed, he lays low and the train passes over him. In the movie...
Man Accuses Cops of Standing By as Thieves Take MINI, Strip it For Parts
26 Oct 2018, 16:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man from South Wales has been duking it out with the local police since August this year, when 2 officers stood by and watched as his 2002 MINI was being stolen and taken to be stripped for parts. Michael Collison bought the car in December...
Ohio Woman Abandons Honda Civic Near Railroad Tracks to Grab a Donut
26 Oct 2018, 15:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As the tagline of an ad to a famous chocolate bar says, “You’re not yourself when you’re hungry.” That seems to have been the operating motto behind the actions of a 24-year-old woman from Ohio. Cleveland.com reports that...
Plane Carrying Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Aborts Landing at Sydney Airport
26 Oct 2018, 15:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aka Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are currently in Australia as part of a 16-day tour. Upon their return from Tonga to the Sydney Airport in Australia, they had some minor airplane drama. ABC News’ James L...
Pooch Hall Charged With DUI, Child Abuse For Driving With Son on His Lap
26 Oct 2018, 14:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Actor Marion “Pooch” Hall is facing up to 6 years behind bars after being charged with driving under the influence and child abuse, following a car crash earlier this month in Los Angeles. The child abuse charge is a felony, People M...
Woman Claims American Airlines Robbed Her of Her Checked Bag, Replaced It
26 Oct 2018, 13:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / These days, it’s easy to pressure a flight operator into solving your issues more quickly, thanks to social media: all it takes is one viral post for an operator to forgo the usual steps towards a solution. At the same time, these days, i...
Dude’s Honda HR-V Rolls Off The Slipway at Ferry Queue, Into The Sea
26 Oct 2018, 13:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How’s that for a very unfortunate way to start the day? One man had to stand by and watch as his car sank into the sea, after rolling off the slipway at the ferry queue in Dorset. The incident was captured on camera, because of course it ...
Probably Fake Porsche Cayenne Spotted in Melbourne With Hilarious Badge Typo
26 Oct 2018, 12:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Porsche fakes do exist and, in some cases, they can be very convincing, too. Just like designer fakes, some knock-offs of cars tend to follow the details of the original so closely that it takes a trained eye to spot the difference. This isn&rsq...
Serial Diaper Dumper Caught in New Jersey, After 1 Year
26 Oct 2018, 11:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man’s idea of having fun involved driving around on the New Jersey roadways, dumping bags of soiled diapers on the side of the road. He did it for an entire year, but the cops have finally caught him. Considering he’s directly r...
Tyler, The Creator Smashed His Tesla Model X Into a Parked Honda CR-V
26 Oct 2018, 09:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rapper Tyler, The Creator can start counting his blessings, after being involved in a car crash in Beverly Hills that saw him total his new Tesla Model X and cause severe damage to another vehicle. The accident was the rapper’s fault, TMZ...
Jessica Alba Pulled Over For Texting And Driving, Gets Off With a Warning
25 Oct 2018, 15:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s dangerous and reckless to text and drive, but every once in a while, even seasoned officers will turn a blind eye on a motorist committing this driving offense. Luckily for actress Jessica Alba, she found just the cop willing to do t...