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.
Angry Rhinos Charge at MINI During Safari
26 Jun 2018, 11:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Going on a safari in a wildlife park can prove a dangerous, thrilling enterprise, and the tourists in this recently surfaced video can attest to that. They came very close to having their car overturned by rhinos. Make that “angry rhinos....
Driver of McLaren 720S Busted Speeding on Modball Rally Insists He Was Set Up
26 Jun 2018, 09:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 2018 European Modball Rally kicked off at the weekend, with a motorcade of impressive sports cars leaving London for the final destination, Vienna. The motorcade was stopped briefly south of Calais, with 4 drivers losing their licenses on the s...
Paralyzed Man Helps Reckless Millennials See the Dangers of Drunk Driving
26 Jun 2018, 09:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This goes out to all the daredevils out there who think speeding and / or getting behind the wheel after a couple of beers is no big deal: it is a big deal and it can have disastrous consequences. Activist Greg Sumner was involved in a deadly c...
British Army Will Deploy Inflatable Tanks to Fool the Enemy
25 Jun 2018, 14:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As the old saying goes, if you don’t got it, fake it. The British army is severely lacking in fleet and soldiers, so a new tactic could be to try and fool the enemy into thinking it’s better off than it really is. Following a new st...
Google Street View Cars Will Monitor Air Quality in London
25 Jun 2018, 13:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Mayor of London is keeping his promise to make tackling air pollution one of his priorities. The Greater London Authority will be using Google Street View cars to monitor air quality in the capital, Tech Crunch reports. The initiative is pa...
Drunk Driver Arrested for Feeding Dog a Sandwich at Intersection
25 Jun 2018, 13:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do… for his best friend. One Michigan man was arrested after he stopped his pickup truck in the middle of an intersection to make his dog a sandwich. The dog’s name is Lucky, and he t...
A Different Kind of Commute: Man in Business Suit Paddles Across Hudson River
25 Jun 2018, 12:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You know traffic is bad when you’re a struggling artist and, without a dime to pay the toll for the ferry, you choose to paddle you way across the Hudson River. In a business suit. With dress shoes on. And a briefcase in his hand. True st...
Yogurt Spill Closes Down Canada’s Busiest Highway
25 Jun 2018, 11:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As road blockages go, this is perhaps one of the most savory. No less than 4 lanes on Canada’s busiest highway had to be closed down after they were doused in (flavored) yogurt. A video report from CityTV News is available below, in its pu...
Aseel Al-Hamad Becomes First Saudi Woman to Drive F1 Car in French GP
25 Jun 2018, 11:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Saudi Arabia was in a celebratory mood over the weekend, when the driving ban for female drivers was officially lifted and the first women to get a driver’s license took to the streets – for the first time, unattended by a male chaperon...
Mac Miller’s Totaled 2016 G-Wagen Is Up for Auction
25 Jun 2018, 11:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s your chance to own a piece of history… if you’re a fan of rapper Mac Miller. The car he wrecked in the May one-vehicle crash, when he got drunk behind the wheel, is up for auction. There’s a catch, of course. The...
Cardi B Gets Bentley Bentayga Toy Car for Unborn Daughter
25 Jun 2018, 09:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The daughter of rappers Cardi B and Offset is so baller that she isn’t even born yet but she has a baller ride. It may be a toy, but it’s an awesome ride nonetheless. Cardi B had her baby shower this weekend in Atlanta, and TMZ got...
Mother Leaves Toddler in Hot Car for 10 Hours to “Socialize”
25 Jun 2018, 09:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A woman from California is now being held in police custody after her toddler son died because she left him in a locked car for 10 hours straight, the Mendocino Sheriff’s Office confirms. Despite countless initiatives and warnings, childr...
Tesla Cars Aren’t Really as Green as You Thought
25 Jun 2018, 08:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tesla markets its electrical vehicles as a more environmentally-friendly alternative to gasoline and diesel cars, which should compensate for the higher price tag. In reality, they’re just as bad for the environment as these, a new study reve...
Delta Airlines Bans Pit Bulls as Emotional Support Companions
22 Jun 2018, 15:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You might consider leaving your emotional support companion at home if you’re planning on flying with Delta Airlines. As of July, the new modifications to the company’s pet policy go into effect. And they limit considerably the bree...
Rapper Jim Jones Arrested After Police Chase
22 Jun 2018, 14:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rapper and reality star Jim Jones has been arrested after a brief police chase in Georgia that ended when the Mercedes SUV he was in crashed into the deputy’s car, positioned on the road to block it. The rapper was not behind the wheel at...
Driver of Autonomous Uber Was Streaming The Voice at the Time of Fatal Crash
22 Jun 2018, 13:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In March this year, Uber was dealt a serious blow when one of its self-driving vehicles in the Arizona program hit and killed a jaywalker in Tempe. As it turns out, the driver was at fault. Uber requires a backup driver in any of its autonomous...
XXXTentacion Murderer in Custody After Police Car Chase
22 Jun 2018, 13:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Police have in custody one of the two men who shot and killed rapper XXXTentacion the other day, in the parking lot of a motorcycle dealership. The investigation is treating the shooting in broad daylight as a robbery / drive-by-type of inciden...
Car2Go Carsharing Service Comes to Chicago in July
22 Jun 2018, 13:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Car2Go is coming to Chicago as of July 25. It will be the city’s first and only free-floating carsharing service, so it will have the edge on a market that already has several carsharing players. In addition to offering residents the possi...
Akon Is Building His Own City in Senegal, Based on Cryptocurrency AKoin
22 Jun 2018, 12:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rapper and music producer Akon is continuing his work to help the people of Africa, and particularly the people of Senegal, where his parents were from. His latest idea involves creating a cryptocurrency that will bring stability and prosperity...
Deer Is Hit by Speeding Car, Gets Stuck in the Grille, Survives
22 Jun 2018, 11:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Collisions between moving cars and wildlife don’t usually end in favor of the animal, but this little deer had an incredible stroke of good luck. The incident happened on the A404, close to the M4 junction at Altwood, near Maidenhead, Ber...