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.
Idiot Driver Who Taunted Bison at Yellowstone Park Was Drunk, is Now in Custody
6 Aug 2018, 11:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The man who became the latest viral star to cause controversy online, after taunting a bison on a congested road at Yellowstone National Park, has been arrested. And color us surprised (no, not really), but it turns out that he was drunk when h...
Drunk Driver Drives Himself to The Police to Prove He’s Not Drunk
6 Aug 2018, 11:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A man walks into a bar. That’s how many good jokes start, and that’s how today’s challenger to “world’s stupidest story” title starts as well. Peele Police took to Twitter a few days ago to show the world tha...
Cop Jumps on Microvan Roof to Stop Driver, He Speeds Off Anyway
6 Aug 2018, 11:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Jumping on the roof of a car thinking it could deter its driver from speeding off is never a good idea. That’s because the driver might not care about your safety, and drive off regardless of what you do. Apparently, this also applies if ...
Amish Man Starts Uber Service With His Buggy and Horse
6 Aug 2018, 09:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re ever in Colon, Michigan, do make sure you hitch a ride with the Amish Uber. It’s the best thing in terms of ride-sharing without actually having to get inside a car – or drive one. Just because they don’t drive...
5-Year-Old Drives Scooter Like a Boss, With Mom, Dad and Sister in The Back
6 Aug 2018, 09:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There’s being a cool parent for your kid, and then there’s this – what can only be labeled pure recklessness and stupidity. A new viral video is making the rounds, and it’s not the kind that makes you go “LOL&rdquo...
Prince Harry is Selling His 2017 Audi RS6 Avant to Buy a Family Car
6 Aug 2018, 08:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s your chance to own a piece of history: the car that Prince Harry drove for over 12 months, an impeccable Audi RS6 Avant is for sale. Word has it that the new Duke of Sussex is in the market for a more family-friendly vehicle. Becau...
Massive Rhino Attacks SUV in Mexico Safari Park, Won’t Give Up
3 Aug 2018, 16:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When guys try to impress a girl, they might buy her flowers and take her someplace nice, and they might even bust a macho move, like picking a fight with another man. Turns out rhinos aren’t really all that different. An incident that too...
Steve Jobs Wouldn’t Give Daughter Lisa a Porsche, She Recalls in Memoirs
3 Aug 2018, 14:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Lisa Brennan-Jobs, the daughter that Apple founder Steve Jobs spent years trying to deny was his, is coming out with her side of the story, with the memoirs “Small Fry,” out in bookstores this September. By the time Jobs died in 2011...
German Tourist Shot in the Head in Canada in Road Rage Attack
3 Aug 2018, 14:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Canadians have a reputation for being incredibly polite, to the point where they might even apologize right before punching you for something you did. This could prove the contrary. Road rage incidents have become increasingly common, but you r...
Kim Kardashian’s 2015 Range Rover V8 Can Be Yours for $85K
3 Aug 2018, 13:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re in the market for a new car, maybe a new item from Rosso Corsa can tempt you, especially since it has a history that would appeal to any celeb culture lover. Kim Kardashian’s tricked out 2015 Land Rover Range Rover V8 Supe...
Ohio Man Cited For Criminal Damaging After Breaking Into Hot Car to Save Dogs
3 Aug 2018, 13:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In most US states and some European countries, you can break into someone’s car if you think their child or dog left inside are in danger due to the hot weather, without fear of prosecution. This also applies in Ohio, thanks to Senate Bil...
Arkansas Teen Tries to Steal Jet to Fly to Rap Concert
3 Aug 2018, 12:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Watch too many movies and you might be tempted to believe that flying a plane can be easily done by someone without any kind of training whatsoever. Without getting into the long debate of whether today’s teens can tell the difference bet...
A Storm Won’t Stop This Old Female Driver From Doing the Right Thing
3 Aug 2018, 11:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some people can’t be bothered to take their shopping carts back to the coral when they’re done with them even when it’s sunny, but this is clearly not the case here. One woman from Hurricane, West Virginia, has been caught on ...
Idiot Gets Out of His Car to Taunt Bison in Yellowstone National Park
3 Aug 2018, 11:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It was only by sheer, stupid luck that this man didn’t get gored to death, after stepping out of his car to taunt a bison in Yellowstone National Park. The incident happened the other day in Hayden Valley on a busy road, and was captured ...
Drug Addict Dubbed “Incredible Hulk” Falls on Parked Car, Then Tries to Steal It
3 Aug 2018, 09:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Drugs are bad for you, man. Just look at 37-year-old Michael Marler, who has just been found guilty of murder, for the events that unfolded in February this year, during a drug-induced rage. They included jumping out the window of a 2nd story a...
Cheapskate Drives Land Rover Into River to Avoid Paying $3 on Car Wash
3 Aug 2018, 08:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One Chinese man has become the butt of all jokes after his idea of washing his car without paying a fee at the local car wash backfired, and nearly killed him and ruined his SUV. Luckily, the man is ok and so is his car, which has been rescue...
Woman Dies of Suffocation in Car with Dry Ice Coolers
3 Aug 2018, 07:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A combination of factors created a deadly context that claimed the life of a woman from Washington. She and her daughter-in-law were found unconscious in a car with 4 coolers of dry ice in the backseat. Dry ice in itself is not deadly. Howev...
Cardi B Proves Haters She Bought Her Lamborghini Aventador in Cash
2 Aug 2018, 13:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Cardi B is one of the most successful female rappers of the moment and she happens to be married with someone who is her equal in popularity and success, rapper Offset. In short, it should go without saying that they’re loaded enough to b...
Citroen Boss Linda Jackson is Not Down With The #MeToo Movement
2 Aug 2018, 13:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As Hollywood (and the movie industry in general) is embracing the #MeToo movement and its sibling #TimesUp, in a bid to end harassment at the workplace and promote equal pay, one of the few women in the automotive industry is speaking out against i...
Dumb Arsonist Tries to Burn Down NYC Gas Station, Almost Sets Fire to Himself
2 Aug 2018, 12:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One 21-year-old’s idea for “fun” nearly spelled disaster, after he tried to set ablaze a gas station in New York. The incident was caught on surveillance camera and could help the police in identifying the suspect. The man is ...