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.
New Billionaire Owner of Skat Superyacht Is Also the Owner of the Gigantic REV Ocean
8 Aug 2023, 10:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Save the planet if you want, but you still have to keep up with the Joneses! The billionaire owner of the future biggest superyacht in the world, which also happens to be the largest and most advanced research vessel, is now the owner of the iconic...
Valhalla Is a Whimsical Tiny House That Packs Lots of Surprises and Functionality
8 Aug 2023, 07:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not all tiny houses are cut from the same cloth, and the units from this particular builder are proof of that. This is Valhalla, a mobile home that is perfectly able to accommodate an entire family, despite its very compact footprint. Tiny house...
18Wheels Is the World’s First Electric 18-Wheel ATV, Can Roll on Rocks and Through Water
7 Aug 2023, 09:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What looks like a centipede, moves like one, but is a world-first electric vehicle that promises to be, for all intents and purposes, unstoppable? That would be 18Wheels, an ATV that you probably had no idea existed. The name "might" h...
Browny Is a Compact and Very Playful Mobile Office
7 Aug 2023, 06:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Working from home is one of the few good things to have come out of the terrible 2020. Unless you happen to share it with another spouse who's also into teleworking and a kid (or half a dozen), in which case working from home becomes a race fo...
Advanced Basics Tiny House Is a Smart Home, Yet Defined by Simplicity
6 Aug 2023, 06:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It wouldn't be a gross overgeneralization to say that humans love boxes, labels, and strict categorization. But how do you define a "home"? It's all relative, as a certain Mr. Einstein would say. For tiny dwellers, a home is...
Quadvelo Aims to Bridge the Gap Between e-Bikes and Cars, Even Lets You Take a Passenger
6 Aug 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We need to approach the daily commute differently if we want it to be more time-efficient, maybe even healthier, and have a reduced impact on the environment. While cycling seems to be the best alternative, especially with the rise in popularity of...
CapsulBike: The e-Bike Trailer That Has Everything, Including Kitchen and Bathroom
5 Aug 2023, 07:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bikepacking is a great way of exploring the great outdoors if you're up for it – and that's no small feat. Cyclists looking to extend their adventures without having to rough it need not despair, though: there's a new booming s...
Tested: Fiido Mate S3 Cycling Watch, the Smartwatch Designed for Your e-Bike
5 Aug 2023, 01:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Because delivering a good, different, or even unique product is not enough these days to truly stand out on an overcrowded market, you have to think outside of the box. This is what Fiido is doing, with the slight difference that, for once, the thi...
Transmitter Bunker Is a Cool Way of Integrating WWII Heritage Into Everyday Life
5 Aug 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It must be nice knowing you have someplace safe to go and hide when the proverbial number 2 hits the fan with our world. We can't all afford a private bunker, but we could afford the second-best thing: a trip down memory lane by living in a Wo...
This Striking Mansion Is Built Like a Bunker, Still Has Room for an Entire Fleet
4 Aug 2023, 17:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How do you reconcile durability and strength with the desire to create the most zen-like space inside a home? You build something like The Kaizen Home, that's how. The Kaizen Home is one of the newest developments in Malibu, California. It ...
Military-Styled Yacht Cujo, Made Famous by Princess Diana, Sinks in the Mediterranean
4 Aug 2023, 07:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A piece of Royal history and an outstanding example of maritime design, packaged as a striking, military-styled yacht, has gone to the bottom of the Mediterranean. Cujo is "lost," the police confirm. Cujo might not ring a bell with you...
Robert Downey Jr. Is Giving Away His Dream Cars, Classics He Decarbonized Himself
3 Aug 2023, 13:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are few things if any at all, modern audiences would find fault with in Robert Downey Jr. Often described as the perfect comeback Hollywood story, RDJ is today a beloved actor, influential producer, a savvy businessman, and a keen environment...
Tori Spelling Is Now Living Full-Time in a Sunseeker LE Motorhome
3 Aug 2023, 11:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Celebrities, they're just like us. Sometimes, rarely so, but it happens. This is one of those times: Tori Spelling, the acting daughter of the famous, multi-millionaire TV producer Aaron Spelling, is living in a motorhome. Downsizing by mea...
Here’s a Sheriff’s Deputy Jumping Onto a Runaway, Unmanned Boat Doing 40+MPH
3 Aug 2023, 09:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As the saying goes, life is stranger than fiction. Well, cliché or not, here's proof that life really is stranger and sometimes even more thrilling than fiction: a Sheriff's Deputy had to chase and then jump onboard a runaway, unma...
$450M Megayacht Opera Casually Wandered Into Marine Protected Area and Nothing Happened
3 Aug 2023, 07:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not that we needed any more confirmation of this, but the rich people of the world really do get to live by a separate set of rules – rules they make themselves, oftentimes on the go. Today's example of this disheartening reality feature...
The Airstream Special Edition Basecamp 20X Travel Trailer Is Made to Go Off-Road, Off-Grid
2 Aug 2023, 16:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / People are itching to go out and explore, but people aren't exactly in a rush to be spending too much money on a new rig, which would also have to include a new towing vehicle. This is where the Airstream and REI Co-op collaboration comes in. ...
Gorgeous Vermont Cottage Is a Custom Tiny That Exceeds All Expectations
2 Aug 2023, 05:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Given their meteoric rise in popularity, tiny houses come with a very clearly-defined set of expectations, and it includes aspects like size (small), layout (basic), and finishes (ditto). Here's one tiny going all out to shatter those preset e...
Obsidian Superyacht: The Most Beautiful Superyacht Afloat Is Also the Greenest
2 Aug 2023, 04:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you find talk about sustainability a bit on the bland, if not downright boring side, how about we interest you in a superyacht? And this is not just any superyacht, either; Obsidian is referred to as the most beautiful superyacht afloat. At t...
Watch These Shows if You're a Car, Space, or Aircraft Fan (August 2023 – Netflix, Hulu)
1 Aug 2023, 09:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's August 1, and that means we still have a few more weeks of lazy summer days and (hopefully) spare time we can use to catch up on our favorite shows, new movies and classics, and auto-related content. As we enter the final month of the ...
The 2024 Living Vehicle HD Is Here as the Luxury RV That Makes Its Own Water and Power
31 Jul 2023, 13:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There's fine living on the road with a luxury trailer, and then there's the kind of off-grid, premium experience only a Living Vehicle can provide. Said experience is now better, greener, and fancier with the new HD Series. Living Vehi...