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Elena Gorgan

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Personal motto:

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” - Henry Ford

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Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use.

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.
Olivia O: The One-of-a-Kind, Aggressive-Looking Superyacht Explorer No One Has Really Seen
Olivia O: The One-of-a-Kind, Aggressive-Looking Superyacht Explorer No One Has Really Seen

19 Mar 2023, 09:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You’d think keeping one of the world’s biggest and most spectacular superyachts in the world a secret is a near-impossible task but, in that case, you know little of billionaires and their ways. Olivia O, arguably the most striking supe...

 
This Peaceful, Off-Grid Tiny Is the Perfect Family Retreat
This Peaceful, Off-Grid Tiny Is the Perfect Family Retreat

19 Mar 2023, 06:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Just because you’re a family guy or gal doesn’t mean that you can’t share the dream of living tiny. Willow Way could be just the tiny to inspire you, and show you that the dream is actually achievable. One of the most frequent...

 
ADO Air e-Bike Is Light as a Feather, Foldable and Smart
ADO Air e-Bike Is Light as a Feather, Foldable and Smart

19 Mar 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / So the micro-mobility boom of the past 2+ years is showing signs of slowing down, but that’s not to say that innovation in the field stops here. If you thought that, ADO Air would like a word. Even before the 2020 international health cri...

 
The AirCar Is a Luxury Flying Car, All Carbon Fiber and Self-Adjusting Jet Engines
The AirCar Is a Luxury Flying Car, All Carbon Fiber and Self-Adjusting Jet Engines

18 Mar 2023, 11:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Humanity’s long-lasting and still-unaccomplished dream of flying cars is still just that: a dream. A pipe dream, detractors might argue. Well, if we’re going to dream about things we might be able to do in the future, Lazzarini would li...

 
Tentsla X1 Brings Family Glamping to Every Tesla Y Owner
Tentsla X1 Brings Family Glamping to Every Tesla Y Owner

18 Mar 2023, 09:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Before people can take delivery of the Cybertruck and outfit them into proper RVs with the CyberLandr kit, there aren’t that many options for them to enjoy the great outdoors with their current Teslas, except for camping. Here’s one tha...

 
Flag Superyacht: A $46 Million Elegant Spin on Luxury, With A-List Connections
Flag Superyacht: A $46 Million Elegant Spin on Luxury, With A-List Connections

18 Mar 2023, 06:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When A-listers from all walks of life want to be seen, they head out to known celebrity haunts, where paparazzi can take photos and people can gather on the sidewalk to gawk. A superyacht combines the best of both worlds, offering them both visibil...

 
The IWI Micro-Cabin Puts an Accordion Spin on Tiny Living
The IWI Micro-Cabin Puts an Accordion Spin on Tiny Living

18 Mar 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / No one likes half-measures of anything, but this could be a rare case when one would be welcome. Halfway between tiny living and life as most of us know it is the IWI, a micro-cabin slash micro-shelter with excellent ADU functionality and the promi...

 
This UFO-Shaped Tiny Is the Best Use of an Old Futuro House, Completely Off-Grid
This UFO-Shaped Tiny Is the Best Use of an Old Futuro House, Completely Off-Grid

17 Mar 2023, 08:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We look back on humanity’s past achievements, and sometimes wonder at the naivety and the optimism that permeated them. Certain instances of retro-futurism are now considered visionary and groundbreaking, but the jury is still out on the Futu...

 
Zuzu the Isuzu Housetruck Is Packed With Surprise Features, Fully Off-Grid
Zuzu the Isuzu Housetruck Is Packed With Surprise Features, Fully Off-Grid

16 Mar 2023, 07:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny living might be just a fad for many YouTubers and everyday people hoping to find relief from the stress city life brings about, financial and otherwise, but for Jude, it’s a way of life she couldn’t imagine herself without. Jud...

 
The Rapido Folding Caravan: The Unicorn RV You Probably Never Heard Of
The Rapido Folding Caravan: The Unicorn RV You Probably Never Heard Of

16 Mar 2023, 04:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There’s an old saying about how strong essences are kept in small containers, and even if you hate cliches and proverbial wisdom, you’d still have to admit it would be accurate in this instance. Here’s a tiny towable that pops up ...

 
Sunflower Is a Cozy, Affordable Tiny House That Pays for Itself
Sunflower Is a Cozy, Affordable Tiny House That Pays for Itself

15 Mar 2023, 07:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The inspiration for a change as drastic as transitioning to tiny living has to come from inside, but every bit from outside sources helps. Here’s Cindy and her Sunflower tiny home, delivering the daily bit of tiny living inspo. Whatever yo...

 
Elvis Presley’s ‘62 Lockheed Private Jet Is Being Turned Into an RV
Elvis Presley’s ‘62 Lockheed Private Jet Is Being Turned Into an RV

14 Mar 2023, 11:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Even for a diehard Elvis Presley fan, $6 million is a lot of money to throw away on restoring his last private jet, even if only hypothetically and knowing it would still not make it air-worthy again. But there is still life in the old, abandoned, ...

 
The RoadYacht Motorhome Is the Strangest, Most Awesome DIY Conversion Ever
The RoadYacht Motorhome Is the Strangest, Most Awesome DIY Conversion Ever

14 Mar 2023, 07:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As great as getting to drive the car of your dreams must be, it can’t possibly hold a candle to the awesome feeling you experience at the thought that you built it yourself. Just ask Gunter Erhart. Gunter Erhart is the brains and the ski...

 
This Boeing 737 Is Now a 2-Level, 4-Person Backyard Retreat with a Jet Engine Jacuzzi
This Boeing 737 Is Now a 2-Level, 4-Person Backyard Retreat with a Jet Engine Jacuzzi

13 Mar 2023, 09:18 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Say you want to turn an old, discarded aircraft into a comfortable, modern home. As it turns out, you don’t have to be a very technical guy, a passionate plane-watcher, or know-it-all, because all you need is a mind for business, and the abil...

 
Custom Fifth-Wheel Orion Is What Downsizing in Luxury Is All About
Custom Fifth-Wheel Orion Is What Downsizing in Luxury Is All About

12 Mar 2023, 08:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Downsizing has incredible perks, from the way it helps you live more in the present, uncluttered by material stuff you don’t really need, to the very important aspect of helping you cut down on monthly expenses. But what if you want to downsi...

 
Billionaire’s $150 Million Custom Superyacht Is No Longer Good Enough
Billionaire’s $150 Million Custom Superyacht Is No Longer Good Enough

12 Mar 2023, 07:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The peak of luxury is not commissioning a custom superyacht for yourself and getting it years later for a reported price tag of $150 million. The peak of luxury is doing all this, and then selling the superyacht after just two seasons – so te...

 
This Tiny Container Home on Wheels Is Packed With Art and Ingenious Features
This Tiny Container Home on Wheels Is Packed With Art and Ingenious Features

11 Mar 2023, 08:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For the casual observer, tiny living could be just a fad or, at best, a temporary gimmick for fun and profit. For the people who swear by tiny living, it can be a life-saver – like it happened with Sally and her tiny container home she calls ...

 
RadRunner 3 Plus e-Bike Brings Massive Upgrades, Is a Do-It-All Car Replacement
RadRunner 3 Plus e-Bike Brings Massive Upgrades, Is a Do-It-All Car Replacement

11 Mar 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There is an ongoing war on cars, and it’s being fought with increasing urgency as climate change worsens. Trying or hoping to make passenger vehicles obsolete is pointless, but not the same goes for substituting them for less polluting altern...

 
This Freightliner Skoolie Conversion Has Everything, Including a Basketball Hoop
This Freightliner Skoolie Conversion Has Everything, Including a Basketball Hoop

10 Mar 2023, 11:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If the road is calling you and maybe you’ve put off answering that call for as long as possible, how about a dose of vanlife inspiration? Bessy, a DIY skoolie conversion, is more than happy to serve. Inspiration comes from all places, but...

 
The Airstream Porsche Travel Trailer Is the First Garageable Airstream, Perfect for an EV
The Airstream Porsche Travel Trailer Is the First Garageable Airstream, Perfect for an EV

10 Mar 2023, 06:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Common sense and pretty much everyone in your circle of friends will tell you that perfection is unimprovable. There is no going up, no upgrade possible, and no room for change: perfection is the ultimate goal. The Airstream is an American icon...

 

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