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.
Man Steals Chevrolet Hearse With Body Inside, Doesn’t Get Too Far
3 Sep 2018, 13:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Most drivers probably think no one would want to steal a hearse, so they can’t be blamed for leaving their keys in the ignition. Then again, few men would actually want to steal a hearse with a body inside in the first place. Or one woul...
Naked Man Steals Truck, Leads LAPD on Wild Chase by Car And on Foot
3 Sep 2018, 12:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You know what they say, dress for the occasion or dress to feel comfortable. Here’s a man who obviously opted for the latter and went completely nude during a wild police chase that ended in East Los Angeles. The chase started in the earl...
Driver Crashes Ford Focus, Flees the Scene Leaving Son Behind
3 Sep 2018, 12:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We’re taught to expect our parents to have our back no matter what, but in this particular car accident case, the exact opposite happened. It all went down in the UK, in the quiet village of Airmyn, near Goole, on Saturday night, whe...
San Francisco Cabbies Urged to Stop Peeing, Pooping in Airport Parking Lot
3 Sep 2018, 11:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A strange (and stinky) situation at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is getting wide media attention, after an open letter from one SFO official to cabbies in the city has leaked to the press. It turns out, cabbies are using the pa...
Washington D.C. Woman Smashes Greyhound Bus, Runs Driver Over 3 Times
3 Sep 2018, 09:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned and all that. A 20-year-old woman from Washington D.C. proved The Bard was right, by flying into a road rage and smashing a Greyhound bus with a baseball bat and a carjack, before running over its driver &ndas...
Woman With Baby Chased by Texas Police, Crashes Mercedes SUV
3 Sep 2018, 09:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As far as police car chases go, this is among the most interesting, if not among the most spectacular we've seen. A woman with a baby in a portable car seat lead Texas police on a wild chase, before she crashed her Mercedes SUV and tried to hi...
Prince Charles Buys His First Electric Car, a Jaguar I-Pace in Loire Blue
3 Sep 2018, 08:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Prince Charles is adding to his already impressive collection of cars and, in doing so, he’s marking a first for the royal family by buying an electric vehicle. This week, the royal will be handed the keys to a brand new Jaguar I-Pace, be...
Florida Uber Driver Fatally Shoots Man, is Free Due to “Stand Your Ground” Law
31 Aug 2018, 14:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Robert Westlake, a security guard who had just recently graduated from the police academy, worked as a Uber driver in Florida. This week, he shot and killed another driver who forced him to pull over and came charging at him. Westlake hasn&rsqu...
Van of Oven-Cleaning Firm Explodes, Driver Walks Away Unharmed
31 Aug 2018, 13:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s one man who must be counting his blessings as we speak. It’s not likely to be involved in such a serious accident and get to walk away unharmed, but this driver is beating the odds. A road in Chelmsford, Essex was shut down af...
Here’s Video of Wildlife Agency Blasting Fish From a Plane to Restock Lakes
31 Aug 2018, 13:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Maybe you didn’t know fish can also go diving from a plane, even though this particular method of restocking lakes by plane is not new. Well, they do. And it’s quite a sight. The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources managed to get ev...
Donald Trump Offers Air Force 2 to Carry Body of Sen. John McCain to D.C.
31 Aug 2018, 12:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Earlier this week, Senator John McCain lost his battle with brain cancer and died. He will be buried at the United States Naval Academy Cemetery, Annapolis, Maryland and will be flown to D.C. on board Air Force 2. The President of the United St...
Rapper Lil Pump Caught Driving Rolls with MINI Plates, Claims Racial Profiling
31 Aug 2018, 11:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Much like the boy who cried wolf, it seems that “racial profiling” is becoming the go-to excuse for every young, up-and-coming rapper who gets caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Or, more specifically, with his hands on the whee...
LEGO Unveils Full-Size, Driveable Bugatti Chiron
31 Aug 2018, 11:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Proving that the sky is the limit when working with LEGO pieces, the Danish toy maker has unveiled a life-sized, fully functional and driveable Bugatti Chiron. Earlier this year, LEGO presented a 1:8 scale kit of the Chiron, so for the next cha...
Crane Topples Under The Weight of The Pool It’s Lifting, Crushes House
31 Aug 2018, 11:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sometimes, the Internet works in mysterious ways, bringing to our attention older stuff that we didn’t even know existed. Still, it can serve as caution that not playing by the rules can have disastrous consequences. Take this crane opera...
British Teen Billionaire Caught Speeding in a BMW Has Most British Excuse For It
30 Aug 2018, 16:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Charlie Cadogan, the 19-year-old heir of one of the richest families in the UK, was caught speeding in his BMW down the A1 in June this year. His excuse for it isn’t what you might expect. The Cardogan name might not ring a bell with you, ...
Police Officer Gets Knocked Off His Bike in Chase, Bystanders Refuse to Help Him
30 Aug 2018, 16:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Whoever is managing the Twitter account of the West Midlands Police Road Harm Reduction Team couldn’t help but mention an incident that occurred the other day in Coventry, during a police chase. An officer on his bike was following a man ...
Chinese Pigeon Racers Cheat to Win, Send Their Birds on the Bullet Train
30 Aug 2018, 15:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pigeon racing remains extremely popular in China, especially among the older generation. It turns out that age does nothing in terms of diluting the desire to win – at whatever cost, even if that means cheating. So, 2 men who participated...
Aretha Franklin’s Funeral Procession Will Include 130 Pink Cadillacs
30 Aug 2018, 15:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Singer Aretha Franklin is getting a send-off fit for the Queen of Soul, which she was. After the 2-day public viewing at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Midtown Detroit, the funeral service will be held at the Greater Gr...
Lancaster Police Arrest Driver of Stolen Truck After Crash, Covered in Wet Paint
30 Aug 2018, 14:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Lancaster police have identified the man they arrested earlier this week, after he crashed a pickup truck carrying wet white paint. He is Roberto Ramirez, 29, and video of his arrest is available at the bottom of the page. Ramirez is from Delaw...
Tesla Model S Goes Airborne, Crashes, Driver is Arrested
30 Aug 2018, 13:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Welcome to the future, where we have flying cars, as the video at the bottom of the page can attest. It’s CCTV footage released by the Barrie Police in Ontario, Canada, and will be used in court as evidence against the driver. That&rsquo...