Elena Gorgan
8,136 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.
A Ferrari 812 Superfast Being Towed Away is a Deplorable Sight
8 Aug 2018, 13:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The driver of a bright yellow Ferrari 812 Superfast, worth about £260,000, got to see it towed away after parking it illegally in West London, so he could do some shopping. Video of the moment when the expensive supercar was towed away is...
Caltech Engineers Teach Drone How to Herd Birds Away From Airport Airspaces
8 Aug 2018, 13:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Birds, either flying separately or in flocks, can cause serious trouble for airplane pilots. A good example is the 2009 “Miracle on the Hudson,” when pilots were forced to land in the Hudson River after striking a flock of geese right a...
Sion by Sono Motors is The Solar-Powered Car of the Green Future
8 Aug 2018, 12:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The automotive future is green, electric, solar-powered and moss-filtered. That’s the idea of a Munich-based startup that will soon be producing and selling a car to solve many of our environment-related issues. Sono Motors is the company...
Suspicious Device Found on Luas Line Train in Dublin, Turns Out to Be Adult Toy
8 Aug 2018, 12:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You can never be too careful with these things. A suspicious package was discovered on board a light train from the Luas Line in Dublin, Ireland, triggering a massive security alert. In retrospect, the news is funny, because the “device...
Masked Men Set Cars on Fire at Birmingham Jail Parking Lot
8 Aug 2018, 11:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A strange attack took place outside Birmingham prison the other day, when 2 or 3 masked men arrived on the parking lot and set vehicles on fire. They fled right afterwards. CCTV cameras from a nearby building captured the moment 3 men arrived o...
Biker Kicks Car in Road Rage Fit, Instantly Topples Over
8 Aug 2018, 11:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There is such a thing as “road karma” and an older video that’s going viral just now is proof of that. You can find it at the bottom of the page. It was shot on a highway in Sao Paolo, Brazil, and shows a motorcycle rider comi...
British Tourist Rents Lamborghini Huracan in Dubai, Racks $45K in Speeding Fines
8 Aug 2018, 09:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 25-year-old tourist from Newport, South Wales, is currently on holiday in Dubai and making headlines after managing to rack $45,000 in speeding fines in a matter of hours. The problem is that he committed 33 traffic violations of speeding at ...
70-Year-Old Grandpa Has Bike Customized for Hunting Pokemons, is Local God
8 Aug 2018, 09:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Your pokemon hunting game (if you’re into that sort of thing, still) has just been put to shame. One grandpa from Taiwan is such a fan of the game that he rigged his bike to help him hunt as many pokemons as possible. His name is Chen San...
Truck Collision Sparks Fireball in Bologna, Italy, Injuring 70 and Killing 2
7 Aug 2018, 13:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A tanker crashed into the back of a truck stopped in traffic on one of Italy’s busiest highways in Bologna, near Borgo Panigale, causing immediate explosion. Almost 70 people were injured and 2 killed in the blast. Scenes from the acciden...
Ford Uses Motion Tracking Technology to Design Better Workstations for Employees
7 Aug 2018, 13:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ford is focused on making better cars and having healthier employees. As part of its 2003 commitment to reduce the injury rate among its employees, the company has launched a new pilot system at the assembly plant in Valencia, Spain. It include...
Shiggy Wants You to Stop Jumping Out of Moving Cars for #KikiChallenge
7 Aug 2018, 13:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The #Kiki challenge, also known as #DoTheShiggy or the #InMyFeelings Challenge, has gotten way out of hand, with too many people being injured as they jump out of moving cars. In fact, it’s gotten so bad that even Shiggy, the comedian who...
Cat Survives Stuck in Hyundai Grille for 9 Days and Over 80 Miles
7 Aug 2018, 12:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Cats are said to have 9 lives. Well, Jacob must have used at least 7 of them to survive what turned out to be the biggest adventure of his life. It started when he got stuck in a car grille by accident. Jacob’s owner Sharon Stirling lives ...
Addiction to Smartphones Can Prove Deadly Behind The Wheel
7 Aug 2018, 12:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / That we’re no longer able to live without our smartphones and connected devices is no longer news, but this “addiction” can prove deadly if we let it interfere with our driving. Recent figures released by Ofcom show that the a...
Plane Crashes in California Parking Lot, Killing 5
7 Aug 2018, 11:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A small plane mysteriously crashed into a shopping center parking lot in Santa Ana, California, killing all 4 passengers and the pilot. Probable cause of the crash is still under investigation. The Los Angeles Times reports that the pilot of th...
Driver of Stolen Audi Rams Into Group of Cyclists in London
7 Aug 2018, 11:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A road rage incident nearly took a deadly turn in London, after the driver of a reportedly stolen Audi A3 used the car as a weapon to scare off cyclists that were telling him off. Part of the incident was captured on camera, but police are still...
Nashville Teens Try Out Carjacking, Fail Because They Can’t Drive Stick
7 Aug 2018, 09:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you live in the US and want to discourage thieves from stealing your car, make sure to always lock your door. Then, you should consider buying a car with manual transmission because, apparently, it serves as a powerful deterrent for carjackers y...
NASCAR CEO Brian France Arrested for DUI, Possession
7 Aug 2018, 08:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Brian France, the CEO of NASCAR since 2003, was arrested for drunk driving and criminal possession of prescription drugs in New York’s exclusive residential area The Hamptons. TMZ Sports broke the news, reporting that France was pulled ove...
Chinese Taxi Driver Caught Napping Behind The Wheel For 1 Full Minute
6 Aug 2018, 13:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Common sense should tell any driver to pull over when they feel like they’re too exhausted to pay attention to the road. Sometimes, the desire to get the job done trumps all common sense. This is one of those cases, but luckily, it isn&rs...
This Bear-Destroyed Subaru is Proof You Should Always Lock Your Car
6 Aug 2018, 12:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you happen to travel to Colorado or any other U.S. areas known to have wild bears, remember this: it’s always best to lock your car than be sorry afterwards that you didn’t. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has released...
Dad Turns Mobility Scooter Into Legal Mini Volkswagen Campervan for 3YO Son
6 Aug 2018, 12:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As far as birthday presents go, this is perhaps among the most impressive. A factory worker from Newcastle, UK, took a mobility scooter and turned it into a mini Volkswagen Campervan, which even happens to be legal on the public road. Keith Mitc...