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.
Win Some, Lose Some: Man Wins Lamborghini Huracan at a Raffle, Crashes It Weeks Later
27 Feb 2023, 10:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Life is not short on unexplainable, surprising and occasionally sad twists, and this is one of them. Just add a brand new Lamborghini Huracan, perhaps a tinge of irony, and less than 12 bucks into the mix, and you’ve got yourself the perfect ...
1952 APC Gets New Lease on Life as Sally the Tank, the Perfect Glamping Spot
27 Feb 2023, 05:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man’s junk is another man’s treasure, and upcycling is a very beautiful and rewarding way of making the most of said “garbage.” Sally the Tank is a wonderful example in this sense. Sally is one of the most surprising...
Jamie Oliver’s Mobile Kitchen Inside a Land Rover Discovery Is Still Insanely Awesome
26 Feb 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s something you hardly ever say, or hear: your car is nicer and better equipped than my kitchen. Jamie Oliver, on the other hand, must have gotten that a lot. Jamie Oliver isn’t exactly a car guy, and least of all, if you compa...
$50 Million Hamptons Mansion Comes With a Spectacular Car Display for Your Collectibles
25 Feb 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dreams are invaluable, but that’s not to say that you can’t put a price on them – and a very steep one, at it. This Hamptons mansion is one such dream, one tailor-made for a passionate car collector and his large collection of exp...
Help Heinz Buy a Boat for the Guy Who Survived 24 Days at Sea on Ketchup
22 Feb 2023, 09:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Everything is better with ketchup, but in this particular instance, ketchup was the only thing to be had. Heinz is pledging to buy a new boat for an unlucky sailor whose story went viral after he drifted out to sea. The connection between the ...
Convercycle Has a Convertible Frame - Is This the Most Versatile City Bike?
22 Feb 2023, 05:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Popular wisdom says that you can’t have your cake and eat it, and there’s no point in going against popular wisdom. Most of the time, you have to choose between two good things, but Convercycle argues that you won’t when it comes ...
The Longview Custom Tiny Folds Out to Reveal Spacious, Gorgeous Interior
21 Feb 2023, 08:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Just because a tiny house is, well, tiny doesn’t mean that you have to live in an unimaginative, aesthetically unappealing box, and eventually come to regret the decision to transition to a more mobile, downsized lifestyle. The Longview is he...
The ‘45 Dyson Landliner Bus, a Lost Concept With a Hydraulically Articulated Front Bogey
20 Feb 2023, 17:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Progress isn’t always possible by leaps and bounds, even though these are the occasions we tend to notice, especially these days. Progress means many hours of hard work, lots of trial and error, brainstorming, and more failures than anyone wo...
The World’s First Airbag Jeans and Vest Offer Full-Body Crash Protection
20 Feb 2023, 11:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Good things come to those who wait, and no one has been more patient and hard-working than the founder of Mo’cycle and the inventor of the world’s first airbag outfit. Mark your calendars, because this revolutionary product is basically...
DIY Cargo Trailer Conversion Brings Beautiful and Practical Interior, Extra Inspiration
20 Feb 2023, 10:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There is no such thing as the perfect camper in the absolute sense, but there is a perfect camper for every adventurer out there: a towable that meets their respective needs and fits the budget, and is perfectly suitable for every outing and season...
PETA Tried to Turn the Wienermobile Vegan, and You Can Imagine How That Went
19 Feb 2023, 08:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Is being a Good Samaritan conditional? Is doing a good deed dependent on what you get in return? The answer depends on who you’re asking, and if you’re asking PETA (The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals), it’s a resoundi...
Very Compact $38K Tiny Home Is Perfect for Downsizing on Your Own
19 Feb 2023, 06:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Even with certain local regulations putting a damper on tiny living or vanlife dreams, both movements have plenty of followers and advocates. In turn, this means a wider range of alternative living solutions, for all needs and budgets, so it’...
World’s Youngest Supercar Driver Is 3 Years Old, Parks Ferrari SF90 Stradale Impeccably
18 Feb 2023, 10:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not all that glitters is gold on social media, but this boy’s skills at the wheel are certified 24 karats. For all we know, he may very well be the youngest supercar driver in the world. A new viral video has gotten car enthusiasts, casua...
Meet the 1949 Highway Palace, a Monster Fifth-Wheel Rig With Deluxe Amenities
18 Feb 2023, 08:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s understandable to want to bring the creature comforts of home with you on the road, whatever the duration of your travels. Travelers who can afford to splash on a custom rig have been doing it for ages, and the Highway Palace is perhaps ...
This Citroen T55 Bus RV Is an Icon Lost to Time
17 Feb 2023, 10:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Before targeted ads and other forms of modern advertising, you had to think outside the box to get people familiar with and interested in your product. Advertising was a bit more… physical, including printed leaflets and fliers, word of mout...
This Is Dzome, a Prefab Retreat That Is Fibonacci-Perfect
16 Feb 2023, 09:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Perfection doesn’t exist, we hear, unless you look for it in nature. The Dzome is here to show that perfection can also be man-made. The 2020 international health crisis is a tired and very touchy topic, but it did lead to a few good thin...
$500 Million Koru Megayacht Begins Sea Trials as Billionaire Owner Awaits Delivery
16 Feb 2023, 06:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One of the most buzz-worthy superyachts out there is officially out on sea trials, and that means that its billionaire owner must be getting psyched about its imminent delivery. That billionaire is reported to be none other than Amazon and Blue Ori...
Nebula ShadowCat: A Superb, Custom Superyacht Just for Your Toys
15 Feb 2023, 11:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In a ranking of the world’s most showy displays of wealth, this is probably the highest you’re going to get: commissioning a custom superyacht to carry the toys you would use while vacationing on your other, much larger, but still custo...
Picnic, the Transformable Microhome, Pops Out for Maximum Adaptability
15 Feb 2023, 06:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / No one can tell for certain what the future of housing holds for today’s digital nomad, but what’s stopping us from trying to make an educated guess? We only have to look at existing options out there, including tiny houses, a variety o...
A Tale of Two Crashed Lamborghini Ultimae, an Unskilled Valet, and a Billionaire
14 Feb 2023, 10:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / However bad a day you’re having, it’s nothing to the hell one valet from an Australian resort has been living ever since he crashed one Lamborghini into another Lamborghini. And if that’s not bad enough, both Lambos were limited-e...