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.
The Fiido T1 Cargo e-Bike Is Coming for Your Car on the Daily Commute
16 Jan 2023, 13:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Let’s be real: as much as we’d like to pride ourselves on leading more sustainable, healthier lives by ditching driving for cycling, when it comes to running errands around the city, there’s no replacement for a car. Or maybe ther...
This ‘60 Airstream Ambassador Land Yacht Lives On as Tin Willy, a Home With Its Own Sauna
16 Jan 2023, 12:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It takes a certain amount of love to take an object many would see only as old and useless, and give it new value and a lot of personality. It takes even more skill to create a local celebrity, and Tin Willy is just that. Tin Willy is an old Ai...
The Newton-Rider N1 Semi-Soft Helmet Is World’s Thinnest, a Unicorn
16 Jan 2023, 06:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Many of those who ride two-wheelers on the daily commute in the city will argue against wearing helmets on the regular, for a variety of reasons. For those concerned that such a safety consideration will mean a compromise on their personal style, t...
Tyga Is Sued for $1.3 Million Over Outstanding Debts for Lamborghini and Bentley
15 Jan 2023, 10:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If there’s one thing you can count on where Tyga is concerned is that he will, at some point, get into some sort of trouble because of his reckless spending. The rapper, who boasts a very impressive collection of rides even by celebrity stand...
Oligarch’s Frozen Superyacht Disappears From Dry Dock, Is Replaced by Another Vessel
15 Jan 2023, 09:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There is no such thing as real magic, but you can always count on some impressive trickery being possible where many millions of dollars are involved. Another superyacht owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch and frozen in international waters has ...
This Dumpster Is a Functional (Tiny) Home, With a Rooftop Deck, Shower and Kitchen
15 Jan 2023, 07:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but for few other men is trash as valuable as it’s for Gregory Kloehn, an artist, designer and micro-home builder from Oakland, California. His Dumpster Home is perfect – and quite ...
The Transformable ANNA Stay Cabin Is the Most Stylish and Surprising Prefab Around
15 Jan 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When you say “prefabricated home,” you think utilitarian, perhaps even inelegant, reduced to the bare functionality, cheap, or lacking personality. If any or all of these just popped into your mind, the ANNA Stay cabin would like a word...
The Nocturne e-Bike Brings Carbon Fiber Lightness and Enhanced Safety
14 Jan 2023, 07:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Our cities are growing and it’s not all good news, especially if you consider the congestion during daily commute peak hours. Cycling to and from work is a suitable alternative for millions of people around the world, and many of these are op...
Catalina Concept Proposes the Perfect Charter Superyacht
14 Jan 2023, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The constant search for perfection can be fruitless, frustrating, and more often than not, pointless. But life would be boring if we stopped. Yacht designer Josh Rodriguez of Rodriguez Design Studio is kicking off the New Year with what is the i...
The Armor Horse Vault XXL Limo Was Pure Excess, And It’s Still That Today
13 Jan 2023, 11:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The aughts were much simpler times. In the age when bigger was better, most celebrities and public figures got an instant boost of their profile whenever they showed just how better off their lives were compared to the average Joe. The proliferatio...
The Plectrum Hyperyacht Digitally Flies Over Water at High Speeds
13 Jan 2023, 05:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If concepts are any indication of what the future holds in store, beyond wishful thinking, things are bound to get very interesting in yacht design. The latest study from Lazzarini Design is a superyacht that breaks into hyperyacht territory thanks...
The Story of Gunther, the $400 Million Dog Owner of Mansions, Yachts, and Luxury Cars
12 Jan 2023, 16:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “It’s a dog’s life” might mean a difficult, boring, and unhappy life, but no one’s saying that about Gunther. Gunther, with his estate worth over $400 million, his massive real estate portfolio, and the fanciest option...
Raging Fire Destroys Over 80 Leisure Boats at Marbella Marina
12 Jan 2023, 08:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In what is perhaps the biggest fire-related incident of the kind in recent years, some 80 boats of varying sizes have been destroyed in a marina in Marbella, Spain. The fire is now under control. The first alarms sounded at 7 p.m. yesterday, Ja...
Megayacht H Emerges After Oceanco Refit as the Most Luxurious Form of Upcycling
12 Jan 2023, 06:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Recycling and upcycling are not just for regular people. Multi-millionaires and billionaires do it, too, but on a much larger and record-breaking scale, as is the case with the refit and complete transformation of one of Oceanco’s most iconic...
The DB-E e-Bike Is USA-Made, Incredibly Light, and Very Sleek
11 Jan 2023, 11:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not all e-bikes are created equal and, these days, you just have to look around you on city streets to see that. Most bikes with some kind of motor will be instantly recognizable for their chunky frames and protruding batteries, but not in this cas...
Koru Is the Official Name of Jeff Bezos’ $500 Million Megayacht
11 Jan 2023, 07:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The clock is ticking on the delivery of a multi-record-breaking vessel, which also happens to be the rumored property of one of the richest men in the world, Jeff Bezos. Now, that vessel seems to have an official name. The vessel in question is ...
Here’s an Awesome, Fully-Functional Vespa Teardrop Trailer Built From Scratch
10 Jan 2023, 03:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Downsizing means a lot of different things depending on who you talk to. Ask Tom Burick, and he will probably tell you it has to do with the pure pleasure of hitting the road with his Vespa and trailer, in search of new friends and new experiences....
Fast & Furious One-Off Superyacht Lives Up to the Name, Will Have You Basking in Luxury
9 Jan 2023, 11:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Monster yachts and megayachts dripping in gold and the world’s rarest art pieces might suit the tastes of most oligarchs and many other (non-sanctioned) multi-billionaires, but that’s not to say a smaller boat can’t deliver a luxu...
Lewis Hamilton and Shaun White Charter Multi-Million Octopus Explorer for Antarctica Trip
9 Jan 2023, 05:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What better way to ring in the New Year than with a once-in-a-lifetime kind of experience that includes sailing a privately chartered, world-famous superyacht to Antarctica? Shaun White and Lewis Hamilton just did, onboard the Octopus. Octopus i...
This Is the World’s First Pair of Electric Inline Skates for the Daily Commute
8 Jan 2023, 08:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There isn’t much, if any, sense in trying to reinvent the wheel, but that’s not good enough a reason not to try. French startup AtmosGear is here to serve as an example, with the international debut of the world’s first pair of el...