Elena Gorgan
8,139 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 Inflatable Floating Tent Is Awesome For When You’re Feeling Extra Adventurous
27 Mar 2023, 04:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Nothing beats getting back to the basics, even with regards to experiencing the great outdoors. A tent with basic camping gear is still the most effective way of doing that, but what if it could be improved and still be camping? If the question...
Scotty the Tiny Packs a Lot of Integrated Storage, Is Made for Long-Term Living
27 Mar 2023, 01:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny houses are compact and cute, or very elegant and modern, with multi-functional spaces and interiors that seem to beg you to become a content creator, if only to show them off. The biggest misconception about tinies is that they don’t inc...
Even Damien Hirst’s Houseboat Is Outrageous: Signe Maria Is “a Ralph Lauren Beach Hut”
26 Mar 2023, 08:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When you’re l’enfant terrible of the art world, you have not just a reputation to live by but also the budget to allow you to do that. Damien Hirst, currently the wealthiest British artist alive, is a good example of that, but you will ...
The Mesa Prefab Is One Fancy Way to Downsize
26 Mar 2023, 07:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not that this would come as shocking news to anyone with eyes and a decent Internet connection, but downsizing is IN right now. It’s been so for the past two decades, with a spike over the past three years, and it’s not showing any sign...
This Is Leni the Hippie Bus, an Old VW Conversion With Matching Garage and Full Bath
26 Mar 2023, 04:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Downsizing is essentially about smaller housing alternatives. That can mean anything from a proper RV to a custom tiny house, a trailer or, as it’s become increasingly popular over the past few years, a van conversion. Yet not all van conv...
Ultra-Compact 2023 San Berlino Is RV Luxury in a Boxy Form, Meant for the Entire Family
26 Mar 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not everyone looking to downsize is a DIY-er or willing to invest the extra time and effort into doing part of the work themselves. That’s totally ok. One of the positives about the downsizing frenzy is that it has allowed for a wider range o...
Grande S1 Tiny House From PODX GO Expands to 3 Times Its Size at Camp
25 Mar 2023, 02:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Life is all about making compromises, if you’ll allow the cliche. You can’t have it all, so you have to choose, to compromise. But, what if you could? This compromise also applies to tiny houses, where you often sacrifice size and fe...
This Sleek, Expendable RV Is the Perfect Towable for Your EV
25 Mar 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As much as we like to talk about the automotive future being electric, it’s clear by now that adjustments have to be made to include towables. Right now, few of the EVs in production have the ability to tow an RV in a satisfactory mode &ndash...
Millionaire’s Abandoned, Capsized 007 Superyacht Finally Refloated
24 Mar 2023, 11:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If this were a real James Bond scenario, it would be a darn good one. A James Bond-themed superyacht, aptly called 007 and restyled to resemble something the world-famous spy would sail, has been refloated, six full months after it was intentionall...
Top Gear Series 34 Officially on Pause After Freddie Flintoff’s Crash
24 Mar 2023, 11:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In an announcement that will surprise absolutely no one, the BBC has revealed the decision not to resume filming on series 34 of the still-incredibly popular Top Gear. The show is now officially on pause, with no clear prospect of when it might be ...
Gooseneck Nomad Tiny House from Minimaliste Is All About All-Season, Off-Grid Downsizing
24 Mar 2023, 07:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hit the road, Jack, but don’t leave the family behind. And slip off the map, if that’s your thing. Downsizing full-time and leading a more mobile and completely off-grid life can still be a comfortable, almost luxurious experience, ...
U.S. Navy-Owned Research Vessel Petrel: The Mighty Superyacht Explorer Tipped Over by Wind
23 Mar 2023, 07:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One would assume that it takes more than a gust of wind to topple over a massive, heavy steel superyacht, and one would be right, in most cases. RV Petrel, one of the world’s most famous research vessels slash superyacht explorers, might be t...
DIY Tiny House Will Inspire You With Its Design, Surprise Hidden Features
23 Mar 2023, 05:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There’s something about a certain type of tiny house DIY-er that just doesn’t ring true, and it probably boils down to how they always claim a complete lack of experience and how they always monetize every aspect of their projects. Neit...
The ‘60s Glastron Motorhome: A “Space-Age” Fiberglass RV with Everything Onboard
22 Mar 2023, 12:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The insane popularity of alternative, preferably mobile living solutions might be new, but humanity’s obsession with this lifestyle is anything but. Mobile homes have been a fixture since the advent of the automobile, and few others are as re...
Gorgeous Tiny House Is the Only One With a Pop-Up Roof, Standing Height in the Loft
22 Mar 2023, 07:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There is only so much stuff you can pack into a box sitting on a trailer, and call it a home. If that’s your take on tiny house living, the Cocoon tiny, which also happens to be a DIY project, would like a word with you. Tiny living has ...
The MONNOM Ghost Teardrop Is a Piece of Art in Lightweight RV Form
21 Mar 2023, 10:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If the perfect towable doesn’t exist for you, don’t despair: build it yourself. That’s easier said than done if you don’t have the kind of skilled hands Mike Gustafson has, but it’s not necessarily not doable. Mike...
Penkenna Shepherd’s Hut Is How You Turn an Oldie Into a Gorgeous Tiny House for Glamping
21 Mar 2023, 07:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The pull of the past can be irresistible, even though no one would really want to go back there, completely ditching the comforts of modern developments. Vardo-inspired tiny living is a good combination of past and present, and can serve as today&r...
Randy Grubb’s Magic Bus: The Frankencar Combining a GMC Motorhome, VW Bus and a Milk Truck
20 Mar 2023, 17:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Unlike the monster they’re named after, frankencars, and frankenvehicles in general, are usually a sum of the best parts of the vehicles used in the build. Proof of that is not in the proverbial pudding, but in the work of Randy Grubb, self-t...
The Boxabl 3-Bedroom Prefab Is a Look into a Possible, Casita-Based Future
20 Mar 2023, 06:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are prefabs in the world, and then there’s Casita, the lightest, most affordable, and durable tiny house. Better than a Casita is only three Casitas assembled together to make a full-size house for an entire family. The current hous...
The Bonkers Texino Atrium Camper Is Still Bonkers in Production Form, on Its Way
19 Mar 2023, 10:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Things will never be the same as pre-2020, but it’s finally feeling like we’re starting to get back to some sort of resemblance of normalcy. That doesn’t apply to the collective feeling of wanderlust, which remains as pressing and...