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.
This 2016 Mitsubishi Fuso Overlander Is an Off-Grid, Cozy Home That Has Traveled the World
6 May 2023, 06:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Home is where the heart is, as the saying goes. But home can also be where you park it, which is the case with Das Getüm, an overlander slash home that has parked all over the world in the past 7 years, helping the two owners make new friends ...
King Charles' Coronation Coaches: The Most Outrageous Gilded Rides Ever
6 May 2023, 00:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / On May 6, 2023, at 11 o'clock sharp, one of modern history's most prestigious and spectacular moments will officially kick off: the Coronation of King Charles in London, UK. The entire weekend is dedicated to the event, amounting to a pub...
Record-Breaking Octopussy Will Never Be the World’s Fastest Yacht Again and That’s OK
4 May 2023, 07:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Few superyachts are as famous, historically significant, and yet completely overlooked in recent years as Octopussy. The former icon is now undergoing an extensive refit, which will see it try and reclaim some of its former glory. Octopussy was ...
The Juniper Tiny House Is a Good Way to Sample the Very Best of Tiny Living
4 May 2023, 06:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / All this talk about the countless benefits of downsizing means nothing if the lifestyle is not right for you. Think about it: when you try on a piece of garment before you buy it, shouldn't you try tiny living before uprooting your entire life...
Military-Style $250 Million Superyacht 'Norn' Delivered to Microsoft Billionaire
3 May 2023, 10:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When hundreds of millions of dollars come into play, chit-chattiness goes out the window. A certain amount of discretion is expected (and much welcome) in all types of transactions, but luxury shipyards like Lurssen are taking it to the level of hi...
World’s First Complete Camper Kit for the Tesla Model Y Has a Kitchen, Bedroom and Storage
3 May 2023, 05:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Don't let the long wait for the Tesla Cybertruck and a third-party add-on like the CyberLandr damper your adventurous spirit. You can still go camping with your Tesla, and it doesn't have to mean roughing it out in a tent. Perhaps one ...
Kaos Superyacht: A Walmart Billionaire's $300 Million Floating Island
3 May 2023, 04:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / "What if bigger works better?" Dutch luxury shipyard Oceanco asked sometime in 2011. Sure enough, we always hear about how what's inside matters and how size doesn't, but that hardly ever applies to a superyacht. If Kaos is a...
The Wilderwise 2.0 Tiny Has a Pop-Up Roof, for a Second Floor With Standing Height
2 May 2023, 07:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What if you could have a tiny mobile home, but it wouldn't be tiny in park mode? What if at least one of the features of RVs was transplanted into a tiny house to expand available living space at the touch of a button? The answer to these q...
Watch These Shows if You're a Car, Space, or Aircraft Fan (May 2023 – Netflix, Hulu)
1 May 2023, 17:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The first day of May marks the official start of the summer blockbuster movie, so get ready for hot, lazy days and plenty of blood-pumping action on the big screen. Streaming platforms are in for a serious race, and they're doing their best to...
Luvly O: The Ikea of EVs, With a Lighter Weight and a Focus on Safety
1 May 2023, 05:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Electric vehicles are the key to a more sustainable, greener, and more efficient commute in the big city, but what if they're not the right solution in their current form? One Swedish startup believes an EV like the Luvly O would be the correc...
Queenie Is an Old Railway Car Turned Into a Stunning, Four-Person RV
1 May 2023, 03:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Nothing beats that fuzzy feeling you get from hearing a story about a child's love for their parents, even when the child is an adult with his own family and the parent is a near-pension-age mother looking to check her bucket list of traveling...
Oversize Serenity Tiny House Is a Beautiful Study in Contrast and Comfort
30 Apr 2023, 05:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Downsizing remains the word du jour, and it will probably continue to take center stage for as long as the housing and economic crisis lasts if not more. Tiny living, once a niche segment of the housing market, is now proving a viable alternative f...
The Airbus LOOP Orbital Module Puts a Greenhouse and Actual Creature Comforts in Space
30 Apr 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The clock is ticking on the ISS (International Space Station), so the pressure for a replacement is increasing – preferably with a much more comfortable, functional, and future-proof habitat. The LOOP from Airbus wants to be that replacement ...
PVY Z20 PLUS Wants You to Unleash Your Inner Adventurer, Wherever You Are
29 Apr 2023, 06:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Arguably the best thing about the so-called e-bike boom is the fact that cyclists are being spoiled for choice. They no longer have to choose between models designed for just one type of riding and can get a bike that fits all their needs, whatever...
The 1960 Otten Zwerver Trailer: The Little RV That Lived Up to the 'Wanderer' Name
29 Apr 2023, 05:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Despite being taught that size, appearance, and first impressions don't matter, most RV-ers and tiny dwellers will disagree on the size part. Sometimes, a mobile home or a towable is just a wee bit better if it's bigger. Back in the da...
This Striking Custom Tiny House Has a Minimalist Interior Even Kim Kardashian Would Love
29 Apr 2023, 01:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Never judge a book by its cover, powerful essences are kept in small bottles, and many other cliches could pair perfectly with this tiny home. But the reality is that cliches aside, this home on wheels is pure luxury scaled down to fit a compact an...
MX.4 Houseboat Is the Fanciest Take on Downsizing on the Water
29 Apr 2023, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Downsizing is all about cutting down on clutter and reducing your footprint in order to enjoy a wide range of benefits, from reduced costs of living to the ability to live more intentionally. But that's not to say you can't downsize and s...
A 964-Gen Porsche 911 Is Perfect to Save the World in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
28 Apr 2023, 11:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / With the first day of May virtually around the corner, big Hollywood studios are gearing up for the summer blockbuster season. And no blockbuster season can ever kick off without at least one month of advance promotional work. Since we're o...
The Maxon Studio Moves On Railroad Tracks To Mimic Your Work Commute
28 Apr 2023, 10:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Many of us would give a limb for the chance to do away with the daily, sometimes too stressful and time-consuming commute to and from work, but not the owner of the Maxon House. He actually had a moving office built that would replicate the work co...
Flight 5390: The Harrowing Story of the Pilot Who Got Sucked Out of the Cockpit Window
27 Apr 2023, 15:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / No one boards a plane expecting the worst to happen, which is probably why few pay attention to the emergency instructions that precede each flight. Familiarity breeds comfort and, in this case, a certain degree of recklessness. There's a sayi...