Elena Gorgan
8,138 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.
The Inflabi Inflatable Helmet Will Take a Hit for You
8 Jul 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Safety is no joke. Whether at the wheel of a fast car or riding a bicycle in city traffic, your safety is paramount. The difference between the two isn't just in the number of wheels but also in the way each is able to offer protection to the ...
It's Not Summer Until Samuel L. Jackson Steps on a $125 Million Superyacht
7 Jul 2023, 13:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Much like "It isn't over until the fat lady sings," it's not summer until Samuel L. Jackson kicks off his yearly vacation onboard a luxury yacht. Well, ladies and gentlemen, summer can start now! Like most A-list celebrities,...
OceanGate Suspends All Operations Following Titan Implosion, Surprising No One
7 Jul 2023, 11:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / This is the end for OceanGate Expeditions, at least for the time being. The Washington-based company, which offered tourist dives to various sites, including the infamous wreck of the Titanic, has ceased all submersible operations. Considering t...
This Micro Hovercraft Is Actually a Homemade Hoverbike Anyone Could Build
6 Jul 2023, 14:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Well, this headline is what you might call poetic license in that it needs extra clarification: anyone can build a hovercraft at home, as long as that "anyone" is skilled, hard-working, determined, and willing to invest much of their time...
Meet the 1954 Royal Windsor Living Wagon, a True Palace on Wheels That's Still Around
6 Jul 2023, 08:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In showbiz, if you don't attract attention, you don't exist. So how do you go about getting people to notice you when you also have to consider your own and your family's comfort, practicality, and convenience? If you're Smart, ...
Savio Freely: The Multi-Purpose Vehicle That Turned Into a Cozy Camper for Two
5 Jul 2023, 15:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The backbone of the auto industry is made up of canned dreams because one way you can drive innovation and progress is by means of dreaming, trying, and failing. Concept cars and design studies that were either too good to be true or too early for ...
This Is Monarch, a Very Cozy Short Bus Conversion With Off-Grid Capabilities
5 Jul 2023, 07:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Downsizing isn't just a new, completely different lifestyle that takes a lot of adjusting, careful planning, and serious consideration. It's a lifestyle that's not cut out for everybody, regardless of its many benefits and proponents...
The Apple Vision Pro by Caviar Is Decked in Gold, Bound to Make Everybody Else Feel Poor
4 Jul 2023, 16:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Contrary to what we've been hearing about how not all that glitters is gold, people do seem to feel an irresistible attraction to everything made of or covered in the precious metal. Caviar knows that better than any one of us, and it's b...
The World's Lowest Car Is a Fiat Panda That Will Break Your Brain
4 Jul 2023, 07:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Just because you can do something doesn't necessarily mean you should. But if you do, you could create something truly incredible, if not exactly functional. This is the world's lowest car, a Fiat Panda that's more like a rolling ...
Escapade Superyacht Concept Has Everything From Stacked Pools to Sandy Beaches
25 Jun 2023, 02:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / "Go overboard" is not a phrase you ever want to hear when onboard a boat, but this is one of those rare cases. And it's exactly what Escapade, the latest concept from Gill Schmid Design, does: it goes overboard in the best way possib...
8Rad 2Solar: The World’s Biggest and Most Ambitious Cargo e-Bike
25 Jun 2023, 02:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Modern man (and woman) has become fully reliant on cars, so the confusion, frustration, and anger at the mere suggestion that we should remove them from our daily life for our own sake are completely understandable. There is absolutely no other veh...
The Star-Gazer Micro-Camper Is a Cheap but Gorgeous DYI Build With Multi-Functionality
25 Jun 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We're not all skilled with our hands, but if we were, we could be working the summer away in our "own private little getaway on bike wheels" that we built ourselves on a budget. We can still dream about it, though. Since kids, we&...
The ADO Air 28 Is Here As Your Ultimate Urban Commuter
24 Jun 2023, 06:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There's always room for improvement as long as you adopt a realistic appreciation of your work and are then willing to work on it. Even a "perfect" city bike can be upgraded and improved, which is why we're getting the Air 28 fr...
Boa Kingdom Is an All-Wood Sailing Yacht With Serious Style
24 Jun 2023, 04:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You can never go wrong with a classic. That's a cliché, we agree, but it's also exactly what one particular owner must have been thinking when he commissioned his new boat, which also happens to mark SCA Yachting's debut as a ...
Hundreds of e-Bikes Have Been Starting Fatal Fires, Should You Be Worried?
24 Jun 2023, 01:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ride a bike on the daily commute to save money, time, and our planet, they said. Choose a fully-electric or pedal-assisted one if you want to arrive at your destination with minimal effort, they added. Consider the danger of owning an e-bike, they ...
Barbie Is Driving Up Interest in Pink Convertibles and Corvettes
23 Jun 2023, 09:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's Barbie's world, and we're just living in it. Now that the 64-year-old icon is getting ready to make her big screen debut this summer, more people are itching to jump on the Barbiecore trend – including as regards their veh...
The Mickey Mouse Vespa Is Twice the Fun and a Dream Come True
23 Jun 2023, 08:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The value of a scooter, or any other form of mobility, is theoretically limited only to its functionality and should never be influenced by aesthetic considerations. But if that were the case, we'd be living in a pretty bleak and boring world ...
Tourist Sub Titan Suffers 'Catastrophic Implosion,' Debris Found Near Titanic Wreck
23 Jun 2023, 07:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The search for Titan is off. OceanGate's submersible, which was also the only one in the world capable of doing dives to the wreck of the Titanic, suffered a "catastrophic implosion." All five crewmembers are dead, the U.S. Coast Gua...
Boeing, UW Deny Involvement in the Design or Build of Missing Tourist Sub 'Titan'
22 Jun 2023, 10:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / On Sunday, June 18, 2023, after just one hour and 45 minutes into its dive to the wreck site of the Titanic, the Titan submersible went missing. It's been missing ever since with five people onboard and, as of the time of this writing, June 22...
Bolide 80 Is Here: The Carbon-Fiber Hyper Muscle Yacht That Tops 70+ Knots
22 Jun 2023, 09:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A certain fictional Juliet once tried to fictionally argue that a name is not as relevant as we might imagine. But if you name a boat Bolide, you've already set the bar very high in terms of customer expectations. In French, "bolide&rd...