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.
Elon Musk Is Not Building a Private Airport in Austin: “It Would Be Silly”
5 Aug 2022, 06:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Elon Musk has a lot of plans, but building a private airport in Austin, Texas, is not among them. The CEO has taken to Twitter to deny a recent report that he was looking into that. Musk may have backed out of the deal to buy Twitter, but the p...
108-Foot Luxury Yacht Good Vibes Catches Fire, Sinks in Ibiza
5 Aug 2022, 05:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 33-meter (108-foot) luxury yacht has caught fire while cruising the marine reserve of Es Freus, situated between Ibiza and Formentera. The yacht was towed to port, and the fire was eventually put out, but the vessel capsized. The yacht in que...
Jeff Bezos’ $500 Million Megayacht Launches Under the Cover of Darkness
4 Aug 2022, 10:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Many shipyards will launch their latest builds to great fanfare, in front of staff, media, and yacht-watchers. Oceanco didn’t do any of that for Y721, the megayacht that is on track to becoming one of the world’s biggest, most expensive...
Bash, the Luxury Yacht on Which Princess Diana Spent Her Final Summer, Is for Sale
4 Aug 2022, 08:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Before her tragic and untimely death in August 1997, Princess Diana spent one final summer on a luxury yacht that is now part of history, by mere association. That vessel, now sailing under the name Bash, is about to hit the market again. In th...
Remembering the ‘30s Covered Wagon Trailer, the First Production Travel-Trailer
4 Aug 2022, 05:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The most enduring inventions are those born out of necessity. If proof of that is still needed, look no further than the iconic Covered Wagon trailers, the first production travel-trailers in the United States, which both created and dominated a ne...
Richard Hammond Mourns Late Friend Whose Luxury Yacht Crashed Into the Rocks in Sardinia
3 Aug 2022, 11:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Beloved TV presenter and gearhead Richard Hammond is mourning the loss of a good friend. Millionaire business Dean Kronsbein, with whom he shared a love of cars, died last weekend in a luxury yacht accident, off the coast of Sardinia, in Italy. ...
Sailing Yacht Shenandoah Is an Icon That Perfectly Combines Poetry and Performance
3 Aug 2022, 09:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Even against today’s stunning backdrop of performance yachts, superyachts and megayachts, Shenandoah stands out. It is one of the most iconic sailing yachts in the world, and one of the few surviving vessels with such a rich history and impre...
Bosco Is an Old Cargo Barge Reborn as a Floating Luxury Mansion on The Thames
2 Aug 2022, 11:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Floathouses and boathouses have been around for decades, but they’re experiencing a boost in popularity with the boom in downsizing and the desire to live more intentionally and, to a certain extent, more freely. This is one boathouse that is...
Errol Musk Says He’s Not Proud of Elon, Doesn’t Own a Tesla
2 Aug 2022, 05:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / With a family like this, who needs enemies? Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk once described his estranged father, millionaire Errol Musk, as “evil” and a “terrible human being,” and Errol’s latest interview might just be...
For All You Yacht-Hoppers, Kim Kardashian Has a Pair of Gloves to Elevate Your Swim Look
1 Aug 2022, 12:32 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Every once in a while, you come across something so ridiculous and hilarious that you can’t help but laugh. Then, you look at the product online and you find that it’s sold out, and you start to wonder whether you’re the one with ...
This Bugatti Is for the Bugatti Collector Who Has It All
1 Aug 2022, 10:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rich people love to pass their love of exquisite, expensive things on to their offspring. As the saying goes, you have to start ‘em young, and this also applies to a love of all things motorized. One way of getting a kid interested in aut...
Exploring the Sunken City and Packed Garage in World’s Deepest Pool Is an Eerie Experience
1 Aug 2022, 09:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s been one full year since Dubai has solidified its status as the world’s true land of all possibilities, when Deep Dive Dubai, the deepest pool in the world, opened its gates to the public. In the meantime, more cars have been added...
Pax Is a Gorgeous Houseboat With Tiny House Elements and a Secret Wine Cellar
1 Aug 2022, 06:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The tiny house movement or downsizing is not for everyone, but for those who dare give either a try, the rewards will be immediate, whether it’s in terms of cutting down expenses or a smaller carbon footprint. Houseboats are also excellent al...
Strangest Batmobile Quest: Man Orders Raid From Sheriff Friend Over His Batmobile Order
31 Jul 2022, 05:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you like your morning coffee with a dash of corruption and misuse of taxpayers’ money, and an extra helping of Batman awesomeness, you’re in the right place. A licensed Batmobile replica has prompted a very strange criminal case, spa...
Taylor Swift Is the Real “Climate Criminal” With Her Private Jet Use, New Research Shows
31 Jul 2022, 03:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There’s bitter irony in the thought that, while you’re washing out tin cans for recycling and turning off the lights when you’re not in the room, celebrities self-absolve from these obligations – or even make things worse, b...
Automotive-Inspired Bel Air Mansion Is a $16.5 Million Exercise in Striking Minimalism
31 Jul 2022, 00:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There’s a saying about living in glass houses and how it’s not exactly desirable, but this is one glass house that would make any car aficionado with a penchant for minimalist design happy to call “home.” Carchitecture, a...
Robot Dogs, AI Will Help Man Who Accidentally Threw a Fortune in Bitcoin Into the Trash
30 Jul 2022, 05:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / James Howells’ story is a very interesting, fascinating and cliffhanger-packed one, because he is the man who, in 2013, accidentally threw a hard drive containing some 7,500 Bitcoin into the trash. The next chapter will hopefully bring the cl...
The Kea Tiny Home Is a Custom Smart House, With Views to Die For
30 Jul 2022, 04:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tiny houses have become immensely popular, even if they continue to divide opinion. To those looking to downsize and live more intentionally, they’re the perfect solution, offering both, as well as more freedom to move around. But everyone el...
The Samson Switchblade Flying Sportscar Is Almost Here, Weeks Away From Inaugural Flight
30 Jul 2022, 02:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We have been dreaming of flying cars for decades, but regardless of progress in this field, we still don’t have them. We might, though – and soon. By definition, flying cars are dual-purpose vehicles that can travel on the road and ...
Urban Camp Turns Parking Lots Into Micro-Villages, Is a Manifesto Against Car Culture
30 Jul 2022, 02:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Life in any big city is rife with social issues that are both seemingly unsolvable and inter-linked. Whether we’re talking about homelessness, the housing crisis, inadequate or absent infrastructure for personal and public transport, or unemp...