Elena Gorgan
8,143 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.
One Old Blue Volkswagen Beetle and a New Negative Speeding Record Bring a Record Fine
23 Oct 2022, 07:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Certain records are not the kind you want to write home about. This one is of the kind you don’t even want to be present for, though that will hardly make any difference in terms of accountability. One Welsh driver at the wheel of an old,...
The M-House Is a Folding, Fully Relocatable, Sustainable Home – And a True Transformer
23 Oct 2022, 06:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The current housing and economic crisis have made prefabricated and mobile homes a much more convenient living solution for many people around the world. The M-House, based on the M-vironment system, was way ahead of its time in terms of practicali...
Remembering the World’s Largest LEGO Caravan, a Fully-Functional Work of Art
23 Oct 2022, 04:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Not that people wouldn’t jump at the chance of packing up and heading out on a seemingly endless vacation, but an RV is not the perfect living solution for everyone. This LEGO version aimed to change their mind. This is the world’...
The Skysphere Is the Ultimate DIY, Solar-Powered, Smart Treehouse Slash Man Cave
22 Oct 2022, 09:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The more you plan for and worry about a DIY (do-it-yourself) project, the more likely you’re to become discouraged at the first sign of trouble, or to talk yourself out of doing it before you even start. That’s the personal motto of Jon...
Governments Are Realizing That Seizing Oligarchs’ Superyachts Was Not the Best Idea
22 Oct 2022, 05:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In February 2022, Russian troops invaded Ukraine, and the war has been raging ever since. Within days of the invasion, countries who did not and still would not get into direct conflict with Russia decided that one way of fighting back was through ...
Gluing Yourself to the Porsche Floor and Then Complaining About Conditions Is Bad Activism
21 Oct 2022, 11:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Where do you draw the line between ridiculous behavior and justifiable anger? At which point can you say that the end justifies the means? How much complaining are you allowed to do when you put yourself in the situation that generates the complain...
World’s Fastest Motorhome Is a Fancy 2007 Fiat Doblo Conversion That Sleeps Two in Comfort
21 Oct 2022, 09:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When you imagine or plan for your dream motorhome, a speedy vehicle is not necessarily at the top of the priority list. It was on Simon Robins’, though. Simon Robins is a van conversion specialist, but he is also the kind of man who perfor...
Moose Is a Private Airplane Carrying Family of 5 on a 14-Month Vacation Around the World
21 Oct 2022, 05:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How’s this for wanderlust? Where most of us will dream of going on an extended vacation or maybe transitioning to the seemingly-idyllic #vanlife, one family has embarked on a 14-month trip around the world onboard their personal plane. Th...
Fiat Ducato Van Conversion Has Full Bathroom, Hydraulic Lift, 4 Beds, and a Bike Garage
20 Oct 2022, 09:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / File this under things you can fit inside a small van: a full kitchen with every appliance you might need, full bathroom, sleeping for four people, dining area, a motorcycle garage, and a hydraulic lift that instantly takes you to the sleeping &ldq...
The Irony of Having Lenny Kravitz as Brand Ambassador for the $300K Cadillac Celestiq EV
20 Oct 2022, 08:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You wouldn’t think that a man (or woman) who isn’t into driving cars would be a good fit as brand ambassador for a new luxury car priced accordingly, but Cadillac is asking you to give that man a chance. Earlier this week, Cadillac ...
Epiphany Trimaran Concept Is Like a Gigantic Floating Resort With Tilting Masts
20 Oct 2022, 06:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Dreams are nothing short of unrealized realities for the world’s richest people. On that note, if you’re going to dream big, you might as well go biggest: like with this megayacht trimaran that comes with tilting masts, incredible luxur...
This Boxed 1985 Sinclair C5 Is as Vintage as It Gets With an Electric Vehicle
20 Oct 2022, 02:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Today, EVs, either fully electric or hybrids, are no longer a rarity, but back in 1985, the idea of powering a vehicle with a battery was innovative. It also appealed to budget-tight customers because it meant less reliance on gas. This is as vi...
Billionaire Louis Vuitton Boss Bernard Arnault Sells Private Jet so You Won't Track Him
19 Oct 2022, 10:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We, regular, non-famous folk love to occasionally criticize or judge celebrities for their eccentricities, but this is different. Multi-millionaires and billionaires from all walks of life are being called out for their irresponsible and unnecessar...
15th Century Japanese Toilet Destroyed by Man Supposed To Preserve It
19 Oct 2022, 08:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / What a stinker! Of all the moments to forget what gear you’re in, this poor man unknowingly chose the worst possible: as he was accelerating to leave from a cultural heritage site, which also happens to be the oldest surviving toilet in Japan...
First-Generation iPhone Sells for Almost $40,000 in Unopened Box
19 Oct 2022, 08:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / So much for being outrageous and prodigal by splashing thousands of dollars on a gold-encased custom iPhone from Caviar! One unknown collector will pay almost $40,000 for an iPhone, and it’s not even a newer-generation model. This particul...
The Vaya Home Is Unlike Any Other Tiny, Triples Its Size in Camp Mode
19 Oct 2022, 06:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Who said downsizing can’t be stylish? Amid a very wide variety of tiny houses and trailer homes comes a bold new project from a Bulgarian industrial designer with an eye for sleek, minimalist silhouettes: the Vaya Mobile Home. Vaya is name...
Disney Is Looking to Save World’s Largest Cruise Ship Global Dream From the Scrapyard
19 Oct 2022, 05:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / All industries were hit very hard by the international health crisis of 2020, and the cruise industry was no exception. For very understandable reasons, people could not and, later on, would not spend extended periods of time clustered with strange...
Spectacular, Custom $167 Million Kismet Megayacht Returns to London
18 Oct 2022, 07:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Say you’re in London, UK this week and, in between doing all the touristy, sightseeing stuff, you’re also in the mood for some superyacht watching. You’d be in luck too, because one of the most spectacular Lurssen builds is now mo...
A Rare Koenigsegg One:1 With a Parking Ticket Is a Hilarious (But Real) Sight
18 Oct 2022, 06:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Many regular drivers would be frustrated to return to a parking ticket on the windshield, even if they knew they should have expected it for parking on double yellow lines. But not this guy, most likely. This guy is the owner of a rare unicorn:...
Pure Advance Standing e-Scooter Is Here to Disrupt, Offer Enhanced Comfort and Safety
18 Oct 2022, 05:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For all the advantages that come with a slim form factor, electric scooters tend to be quite a hindrance when it comes to storage indoors. Imagined as the perfect personal urban mobility solution on the daily commute, they’re definitely less ...