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.
Scaffolder Saves 2 Dogs from Hot Car, Confronts Shameless Owner
26 Jul 2018, 14:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The RSPCA and the police urge you that, if you see dogs locked inside hot cars, you should do whatever you can to set them free, even if that means breaking the window. However, don’t forget to get video to prove that they were distressed fir...
Supra the Dog is the Only One to Do the #InMyFeelings Car Challenge Right
26 Jul 2018, 13:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Because we’re living in an age when eating Tide Pods because someone on the Internet tells us is a thing, the latest fad has people jumping out of moving cars to do a dance routine to Drake’s “In My Feelings” single. It&...
Massive Sinkhole Swallows Toyota RAV4 in Colorado
26 Jul 2018, 13:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The heavy rains falling in Southern Colorado have caused serious floods and at least one massive sinkhole. The latter swallowed a Toyota RAV4 and still had room to spare. The woman driving the SUV tells the media she hit a pothole on West Oxford...
Donald Trump Rages to Find Melania Tuning Air Force One TV to CNN
26 Jul 2018, 12:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Anything you see, hear or read, from any other source than Fox, is fake news. The President of the United States Donald Trump will tell you that a thousand times over – as he has already. While the American people and the rest of the worl...
10YO Boy Calls Police to Say He’s Locked Inside Hot Car With Passed Out Mom
26 Jul 2018, 11:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As temperatures in Texas soared over the weekend, one 34-year-old mother parked her Chevrolet Silverado, locked in and passed out. Her 10-year-old son was with her inside. It was the boy who called the police, after about an hour, as temperatur...
Car Mod Makes Windshield Wiper Squirt Kombucha Right into Your Mouth
26 Jul 2018, 09:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Man would do anything to have his hands free while also enjoying a cold, refreshing drink. Just think of those silly-looking yet oh-so-ingenious beer guzzler helmets. This is something like this, only adapted for a car and considerably more pot...
Kent Policeman Killed by Another Cop While Deploying Spike Stripes
25 Jul 2018, 15:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not all high-speed chases end up with the police catching the bad guys without victims or damages, that much goes without saying. One Kent policeman was killed in the line of duty – incidentally, by another cop. A high-speed chase started...
Brazilian Man Transforms 2002 Fiat Uno Into Lamborghini Aventador with Just $800
25 Jul 2018, 15:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One mechanic and painter from Brazil is getting worldwide media attention after buying a 2002 Fiat Uno and turning it into a Lamborghini Aventador replica for a little under $800. As they say, if you don’t got it, fake it. Edimar Souza Go...
Woman Stops Driving Because of Explosive Road Rage Caused by Severe PMS
25 Jul 2018, 14:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Men will say that women are irrational at times, which makes them unreliable and reckless behind the wheel. Statistics don’t really support this, but Charlotte Parnell, a 35-year-old woman from Bracknell, Berkshire could be the exception that...
Henry Cavill Wasn’t Allowed to do The HALO Jump Stunt with Tom Cruise
25 Jul 2018, 13:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tom Cruise is famous for doing most of his own stunts in all his movies, but British actor Henry Cavill, best known to wide audiences as the new Superman, would like you to know that he did his, too. Cavill and Cruise star in this month’s...
Stagecoach Will Run UK’s First Trial of a Full-Size Driverless Bus
25 Jul 2018, 13:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In addition to driverless cars, pods and maybe even trains, we can also expect the future to bring driverless buses. Stagecoach has just announced UK’s first trial with such a vehicle. For the time being, though, the one-decker will only...
Jason Momoa’s Awesome Bike Breaks Down in LA Parking Lot
25 Jul 2018, 12:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Perhaps more impressive than Jason Momoa’s physique is his collection of motorcycles, some of which he’s also shown off on social media. Occasionally, it turns out, they too have technical failures – publicly so. As of earlie...
Police Arrest 2 Men on Motorcycle with Stolen Fish Tank
25 Jul 2018, 12:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Whenever you think your day couldn’t get any worse, think of these 2 dudes from Niles, Ohio: they tried to rob a pet store, stole a fish tank and thought a motorcycle was the perfect escape vehicle. And it gets even better from here on. T...
Passengers Complain Miami Uber Drivers Are Using “Vomit Fraud” to Scam Them
25 Jul 2018, 11:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Uber passengers in Miami are complaining to the ride sharing company and the media about a fraud drivers have found to scam them. It’s called “vomit fraud” and it’s probably less sickening than it sounds. According to El...
Drunk Iowa Football Player Arrested After Mistaking Police Cruiser for Uber
25 Jul 2018, 11:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One football player from the University of Iowa team thought cops might want to give him a ride home after a night out partying. Instead, he got a ride to jail and a few hours behind bars to sober up. Starting defensive tackle Brady Reiff spent...
Tour de France 2018 Comes to a Stop as Riders Are Accidentally Hit with Tear Gas
25 Jul 2018, 09:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The famous Tour de France, now at its 105th edition, came to a sudden – and rather violent – stop in its 16th stage, as cyclists entered a narrow country road. There was a delay of almost 15 minutes and some riders sought medical tr...
Ohio DMV Uses LeBron James Photo to Keep People from Smiling in License Photo
24 Jul 2018, 13:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s a well-known fact that you’re not allowed to smile in any official photo, and your driver's license pic is no exception. Still, one DMV from Ohio is making sure that doesn’t happen, even if you don’t know this rule...
John Deere Tractor Leads Police on Slow-Speed Chase Through Denver
24 Jul 2018, 13:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A half-serious half-funny incident happened in Denver the other day, when someone driving a John Deere tractor led police on a slow-speed chase throughout the town. The tractor was hauling farming equipment, no less, Fox News reports. The c...
Missouri Uber Driver Caught Streaming Rides, Claims it Was Legal
24 Jul 2018, 12:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Another Uber driver has been let go after a scandal, adding another controversial story to the ever-increasing pile featuring misbehaving drivers working for the ride-sharing company. This time, it’s a 32-year-old man from St. Louis, Misso...
Surveillance Video Shows Moment Tekashi69 Was Kidnapped in Thugs’ Car
24 Jul 2018, 12:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rapper Tekashi69 was kidnapped, pistol whipped and robbed of almost $750,000 worth of jewelry in Brooklyn, New York. His story is now backed up by surveillance video from a camera near his home. In his story to the police, the rapper, who also ...