Elena Gorgan
8,137 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.
Truckers Park Under Overpass to Prevent Jumper From Killing Himself
30 Aug 2018, 12:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A crisis situation in Orlando was solved without casualties, with some help from truckers who didn’t hesitate to lend assistance to the police. In what can best be described as a show of unity and civic responsibility, truckers responded ...
This #KikiChallenge Gone Wrong is Divine Justice, Hilarious
30 Aug 2018, 11:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We’re at a place where eating Tide pods is a “thing” and that probably says a lot about our society. Jumping out of moving cars and dancing alongside them as they continue to roll is also a thing, known as the #KikiChallenge. ...
Truck Filled With Candy Flips on The Highway After Road Rage Incident
30 Aug 2018, 10:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dashcam footage of an accident that took place earlier this month in New Jersey is being shown to the public by the police as a means to warn of the dangerous and increasing trend of road rage altercations. Keeping your cool behind the wheel an...
Pilot Jumps Out of Moving Plane for the #KikiChallenge
29 Aug 2018, 16:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Millennials have just eased down on jumping out of moving cars for the #KikiChallenge, and a new, considerably more dangerous trend could be starting because of one pilot’s idea of a joke. Alejandra Manriquez is an experienced pilot who ...
Aretha Franklin Gets Final Detroit Ride in 1940 Cadillac LaSalle Hearse
29 Aug 2018, 15:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, was born in Detroit, Michigan, and it is here that she will be buried as well. The singer died last week from pancreatic cancer, and fans can pay their final respects in a public viewing that precedes the funeral...
Female Drivers Choke, Slap Each Other in Insane Northampton Road-Rage Fight
29 Aug 2018, 14:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When it comes to getting road-rage, women are no better than men. If anything, they might actually be worse, if you consider the video at the bottom of the page as evidence. This is a scene from the A5123 in Northampton, where 2 female drivers ...
Women Are Better Drivers Than Men, New Study Says
29 Aug 2018, 14:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Because the age-old debate of whether men are better drivers than women was never quite settled, a new study aims to do just that. And the results will probably not please the gents. Comparing data from the UK Ministry of Justice, the DVLA and ...
China Threatens Ban of Ride-Sharing Firms After Didi Passenger Rape, Murder
29 Aug 2018, 13:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Last week, for the second time this year, a second passenger on a Didi Chuxing ride was murdered. The Beijing-based company, the largest in the country, has shut down its Hitch service following the incident, pending an internal investigation. ...
Brits Are Too Lazy to Walk a Mile, Would Rather Drive
29 Aug 2018, 13:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Despite the high costs that come with owning a car and the increasing levels of pollution that are constantly being mentioned in the press, Brits are too lazy to even try to make shorter trips by any other means than their car. These are the fi...
Grab a Handkerchief: Raccoon Mourns Mate That Got Run Over by Car
29 Aug 2018, 13:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Today’s dose of heartbreak and unscripted reality television comes from the latest viral video of a raccoon mourning its dead mate, then trying to revive it as it lay in the middle of the road. Roadkill is a common sight on roads across ...
Russia Shows Off Active Powered Exoskeleton for Ratnik-3 “Soldier of the Future”
29 Aug 2018, 12:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Army 2018 International Military and Technical Forum in Moscow was the perfect venue for TsNiiTochMash to show a prototype of what will become the Ratnik-3 “Soldier of the Future.” An active powered exoskeleton was on display, de...
3 Grandmas and 1 Mercedes A-Class Take Hilarious European Road Trip
29 Aug 2018, 12:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Brits are famed for their dry sense of humor and, occasionally, for the stick they’re believed to be carrying up their you-know-what, but there’s nothing dry about these 3 grandmas. Car rental company RentalCars.com had the brig...
Boeing Working on Single-Pilot Planes With Help From Autonomous Technology
29 Aug 2018, 11:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Current aviation regulations in the US and the European Union stipulate that a passenger jet carrying a minimum of 20 people must have at least 2 crew members in the cockpit at all times, in order to be able to fly the plane. Boeing says it’s...
Woman Has Her Car Stolen, is Asked $8,700 to Get It Back
28 Aug 2018, 15:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Samelia Robinson had her car stolen last Thanksgiving, and by February this year, she lost all hope of ever getting it back. Just recently, she was told she should pay thousands of dollars to get it back from a local tow lot. Robinson tells KMO...
Dwayne Johnson Honors Victims of McLaren 650S San Diego Crash
28 Aug 2018, 15:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is always here for his fans, especially if they happen to go through a rough patch. Angelo Pizarro lost his mother and sister in a terrible crash in San Diego last week, and he reached out to the actor for help...
Ohio Man Finds Huge European Hornets’ Nest in Old Chevy El Camino
28 Aug 2018, 15:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / An Ohio man looking to sell his old Chevy El Camino wanted to clean it up a bit before handing it over to its new owner, but what he found inside was something like a scene in a horror movie. European Hornets had built a giant nest on the drive...
Millennials Buy Cars They Can’t Afford for Facebook, Instagram
28 Aug 2018, 14:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A new research carried out by Admiral Loans answers the age-old question “If a tree falls in the forest and there’s no one to see it, did it ever fall?” For millennials, the answer is a resounding no. Pressure to show off on s...
4 Indiana Teens Hit And Killed While Pushing Woman’s Stalled SUV
28 Aug 2018, 13:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A slumber party in Indiana ended tragically on Saturday, when the kids stepped out of the house to offer much needed attention to a stranded driver. Eight teens came out of the house to push a woman’s SUV in the hopes of getting it starte...
Jaguar Land Rover Puts Eyes on Driverless Pods to Build Trust With Pedestrians
28 Aug 2018, 12:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / According to research, the biggest obstacle driverless vehicles have to overcome is trust with pedestrians. To study human behavior around autonomous vehicles and build trust, Jaguar Land Rover is putting eyes on its driverless pods. The project...
Kim Kardashian Gets Mercedes-Benz G500 4x4 Squared to Match Her Favorite Wig
28 Aug 2018, 12:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Most women match their shoes and handbag, underwear and bra, or pieces of jewelry. Kim Kardashian matches her cars to her wigs – and it so happens that her favorite hairpiece is in neon green. Actually, the shade is described as neon lemo...