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.
Pensioner Crushed to Death by His Beloved 1951 Triumph Herald
2 Aug 2018, 12:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For Adrian Stock, a 75-year-old pensioner from Brecon, Powys, his beautiful 1951 Trumph Herald was his pride and joy. He loved it so much that he would spend days on end working on it. According to one of his neighbors, he didn’t do much ...
Bus Driver Has Been Stalked by a Woman for 6 Years, Ruining His Life
2 Aug 2018, 12:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Because society still tends to laugh at the men who report domestic violence incidents or who call the police on their female stalkers, here’s a story that can send chills down your spine, while also delivering an important message. Imre ...
Georgia Cops Leave 13-Year-Old Boy in Patrol Cruiser to Freeze
2 Aug 2018, 09:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Days after damning bodycam footage showed cops from the Roswell Police using a coin toss app to decide the fate of a speeding driver, another scandal hits the same PD. This time, officers locked a 13-year-old boy in the back of a patrol cruiser,...
Driver Plows Into Horse and Rider in Very British Accident
2 Aug 2018, 09:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A very British accident is making headlines today, after passionate horse rider Lynne Hallam, from Doncaster, South Yorks, posted video of it on social media, from where it was picked up by all the big national publications. The accident occur...
Teen Hospitalized After Jumping Out of Moving Car for #InMyFeelings Challenge
2 Aug 2018, 08:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / US teens have stopped eating Tide pods and are now jumping out of moving cars, to do a dance routine to one of Drake’s latest songs, “In My Feelings.” The challenge is known as #InMyFeelings, #DoTheShiggy or the #KekeChallenge...
Volkswagen Polo Ad Banned from TV for Encouraging Reckless Driving
1 Aug 2018, 10:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Two versions of the same ad for Volkswagen Polo with Advanced Safety Systems have been banned from television, after 6 complains were lodged with the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in the UK. You can see the original ad in the video at t...
Mom’s Nagging on Car Seat Saves Baby in Crash that Totals Volkswagen Jetta
1 Aug 2018, 09:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Having a car seat isn’t enough to protect your child in case of an accident. That car seat must also be appropriate for the child’s age and size, and must be secured according to the instructions from the manufacturer. One mom from ...
Dwayne Johnson Buys Custom Ford F-150 as Surprise Gift for Stunt Double
1 Aug 2018, 09:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dwayne Johnson aka The Rock is one of Hollywood’s most lucrative actors: he’s an action movie star but he’s also branched out into producing and other areas. He’s also an incredibly generous man. In fact, The Rock is ver...
Highway Patrol Officer Rescues Fawn from California Fire, is Internet Hero
31 Jul 2018, 13:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s a feel-good story to put a smile on your face. A highway patrol officer rescued an adorable fawn from a wildfire in Northern California, and the photos snapped on the occasion have gone viral. Perhaps the best part of the story is...
Racing Driver Has Zonda Revolucion as Room Divider in Miami Condo
31 Jul 2018, 13:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When you’re rich and well connected, and you love Pagani supercars more than anything, you are in a position to have them mounted as room dividers in your condo, if you so desire. Pablo Perez Companc is an Argentinian race driver who also...
Queen’s 1950 Rolls-Royce Phantom IV State Landaulette is For Sale
31 Jul 2018, 12:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Goodwood Revival Sale scheduled to take place on August 8 will include 8 historic Rolls-Royce cars, the Bonhams auction house announced the other day. Several of them have been used by the Queen and members of the Royal family on regular occasi...
Range Rover Left on Suffolk Beach Is Pulled into the Sea, Nearly Washed Away
31 Jul 2018, 12:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Of all the things you can misplace, a black Range Rover Sport shouldn’t be on that list. Or any other car, for that matter. Somehow, someone “forgot” one such car on a beach in Suffolk and it was nearly washed away when ...
Renault Megane Brake-Checks HGV in Incredibly Stupid Stunt
31 Jul 2018, 12:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Brake-checking is a nasty and dangerous stunt to pull on any highway, no matter how busy or not it is. Even so, the driver of his white Renault Megane must aim for the title of most reckless driver in the UK. The incident happened earlier this ...
Peruvian Driver Busted on Gun Charges Goes Viral for Kitten Signature
31 Jul 2018, 11:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 31-year-old Peruvian man named Juan Carlos Varillas Bazán was arrested with other 5 men for illegal gun possession, but he’s become internet famous for his strange choice of an official signature. Instead of writing down his name...
TV Chef James Martin Would Rather Add to His Car Collection than Have Kids
31 Jul 2018, 11:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / TV chef James Martin, star of BBC’s Saturday Kitchen, might not be a familiar name to TV audiences outside the UK, but he’s well known to car aficionados. That’s because of his impressive car collection, which includes both ne...
Tom Cruise Gets James Corden to Jump Out of an Actual Airplane
31 Jul 2018, 10:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tom Cruise isn’t just an action movie star (and one of Hollywood’s greatest, while we’re at it), he’s also the very definition of an adrenaline junkie. Some of that may have rubbed off on James Corden. You know Corden as...
Here’s a Clip of a Scotland Road Officer Being Chased by a Cow, Just Because
31 Jul 2018, 09:43 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re feeling down, nothing better to put a smile on your face than a kitten / puppy video. Or this video posted to Twitter by Road Policing Scotland, showing one of their officers being chased by a cow. The video went online at the w...
Ballet Dancers Take to The Streets of Mexico City During Traffic Stops
30 Jul 2018, 14:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Getting stuck in traffic sucks, but walking through a busy city can be just as taxing, especially if you have a long way to go. For both drivers and pedestrians in Mexico City, one theater company has the perfect means to de-stress. Mexico City...
Onlookers Stop Jewelry Thieves, Take the Keys to Their Escape Bike
30 Jul 2018, 13:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A pair of thieves hitting up a jewelry store in Colchester, Essex, didn’t imagine that onlookers would interfere and stop them from getting away with their loot. So that’s why they left the keys in the ignition of their getaway bike...
Van Driver Splashes Pedestrians For Fun, Loses His Job
30 Jul 2018, 13:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Of all the things to do when you’re driving and you’re bored, splashing pedestrians on purpose is perhaps the dumbest. It’s also what got one van driver fired. A video shot in the Canadian city of Ottawa has gone viral and end...