autoevolution
 

Cristian Agatie

Contributor
editor photo
As a child, he grew up among tractors and heavy machinery and was covered in grease from tip to toe most of the time. It was a tractor that he drove for the first time and when asked what he’d become, he candidly replied: “tractor operator”. Later on, he drove all kinds of vehicles, from heavy trucks to off-roaders, all outside of public roads until he got his driving license.

He did not become a tractor operator, as you can tell already. Instead, he got interested in journalism and pursued a career finding stories for local newspapers and radio stations. But the first love is never forgotten, so when presented with the chance, he seized it and became a motor journalist in 1995.

Having found the perfect job to mix his passion for cars and journalism, he couldn’t help exploring other areas, like science, computers, and mobile devices. He took stints working for a computer magazine for a couple of years, and it was then that he had his first contact with new media. But cars always remained his passion, so he returned to motor journalism when Auto Bild started its local branch. Later, he became an internet junkie, and moving online felt only natural.

In the meantime, he also became obsessed with technology, electric vehicles, batteries, and whatnot, so he writes a lot about those. He found autoevolution a fertile ground for exploration and so he discovered his passion for RVs and campers, but also solar panels and new energy solutions.
Subaru-Powered Volkswagen Vanagon Has the Syncro Charm, Would Make a Fantastic Camper
Subaru-Powered Volkswagen Vanagon Has the Syncro Charm, Would Make a Fantastic Camper

9 Jun 2022, 19:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Most Volkswagen Vanagons still roaming the roads today are great campers, either by nature, being built that way, or by vocation, after being converted. A smaller part of them has kept their original form as a people-carrier. This example we’...

 
Tesla Backpedals on the Use of Pure Vision in Its Vehicles, Files To Use a New Radar
Tesla Backpedals on the Use of Pure Vision in Its Vehicles, Files To Use a New Radar

9 Jun 2022, 17:34 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / In a surprising move, Tesla has filed with the FCC to use a new radar in its future vehicles. It’s been a long time since Tesla has ditched radar sensors in its cars, saying that the camera-based vision is way better. Tesla started big in ...

 
A Ridiculous Number 2022 Chevy Silverados HD Need a New Crankshaft Balancer
A Ridiculous Number 2022 Chevy Silverados HD Need a New Crankshaft Balancer

9 Jun 2022, 16:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / GM had to issue a service update for a few examples of the Silverado HD trucks with the 6.6-liter L8T gasoline engine. The reason: the crankshaft balancer of those engines was not correctly seated and needs to be fixed. The repairs will incur no co...

 
Made-in-Texas Tesla Model Y With 4680 Cells Shows Good Charging Speed
Made-in-Texas Tesla Model Y With 4680 Cells Shows Good Charging Speed

9 Jun 2022, 14:13 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / One of the first customers to get a Model Y with a structural battery and 4680 cells from Giga Austin shared his first impressions after driving it a few hundred miles. The new Model Y Standard Range AWD shows an impressive fit and finish and good ...

 
Toyota Went to Great Lengths to Install a Manual Transmission on the GR Supra
Toyota Went to Great Lengths to Install a Manual Transmission on the GR Supra

9 Jun 2022, 11:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Even though launched with only an automatic transmission, just like its BMW Z4 brother, the Toyota GR Supra will start the 2023 model year with a stick shift option. Only 500 units will be available to U.S. customers, and Toyota has done its best t...

 
Ford Dealership Under Investigation After Allegedly Selling Escape Affected by a Recall
Ford Dealership Under Investigation After Allegedly Selling Escape Affected by a Recall

9 Jun 2022, 09:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / NHTSA is investigating a Ford dealership in Beacon, N.Y., after receiving information that it sold at least one new Escape with an outstanding safety recall. The vehicle covered by the probe is a 2021 Ford Escape, which was recalled in August for f...

 
1949 Ford F-1 Truck Is Ready for a New Industrial Revolution, Living the American Dream
1949 Ford F-1 Truck Is Ready for a New Industrial Revolution, Living the American Dream

8 Jun 2022, 20:44 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After the war, Ford took a bold stance when it developed the F-Series, also known as the Bonus-Built. Unlike before, the new pickup trucks were built upon a unique chassis designed specifically for truck use. The new truck marked Ford’s entry...

 
Florida Residents Use Their Exotic Cars As Power Boats, Viral Videos Abound
Florida Residents Use Their Exotic Cars As Power Boats, Viral Videos Abound

8 Jun 2022, 17:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Flash flooding caused by the tropical storm Alex wreaked havoc in Florida, with water quickly rising in the lower section of the roads. However, Miami residents tried to make the best out of the situation, as shown in many viral videos shared on so...

 
Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Shows New Interior Design, Closer To Model X
Tesla Cybertruck Prototype Shows New Interior Design, Closer To Model X

8 Jun 2022, 15:15 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Cybertruck is a perpetual work in progress, as it seems. On Tuesday, a prototype showcased in Moss Landing revealed a new interior that looked more like one borrowed from a Tesla Model X. If this is legit, it might indicate a more traditional...

 
Three Years From Now, Michigan Will Have a Road That Charges EVs While Driving
Three Years From Now, Michigan Will Have a Road That Charges EVs While Driving

8 Jun 2022, 13:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Charging EVs wirelessly while driving is an old dream, but this could soon become a reality in Michigan. The project of an EV charging road was announced last year by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Although the initial plans were for the road to b...

 
Tesla Quickly Expands FSD Beta Program, Exciting New Features Expected in the Next Release
Tesla Quickly Expands FSD Beta Program, Exciting New Features Expected in the Next Release

8 Jun 2022, 10:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta program will soon include around 100,000 vehicles in North America. Musk also said that the next version of the FSD software will introduce the ability to handle roads with no ...

 
Updated: Ford Dealer in Florida Doubles the Price of the F-150 Lightning
Updated: Ford Dealer in Florida Doubles the Price of the F-150 Lightning

8 Jun 2022, 08:56 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford is busy fulfilling all those F-150 Lightning reservations, but the progress is slow, leading to dealer abuses. One picture shared on the F-150 Lightning forum shows how a Florida dealer doubled the electric truck price by adding the MSRP as a ...

 
Survivor Volkswagen Vanagon Camper Flexes Subaru Muscles, Complete Westfalia Gear
Survivor Volkswagen Vanagon Camper Flexes Subaru Muscles, Complete Westfalia Gear

7 Jun 2022, 17:05 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen Vanagon Westfalia campers were all the rage 30 years ago, and they are still in high demand today. The best upgrade you could make was to swap the engine for a more powerful Subaru flat-four. That’s precisely what we’ve found...

 
The Tesla Cybertruck Hides More Secrets Than Elon Musk Can Reveal
The Tesla Cybertruck Hides More Secrets Than Elon Musk Can Reveal

7 Jun 2022, 16:02 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Elon Musk has been promising the Tesla Cybertruck for three years now, but the wait seems to be far from over. The more we find out about Tesla’s electric truck, the more we are convinced that Elon never really gave it much thought, let alone...

 
Engineering Graduates Lost Interest in Working for Tesla. Is the Hype Waning?
Engineering Graduates Lost Interest in Working for Tesla. Is the Hype Waning?

7 Jun 2022, 14:46 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / When Tesla entered the German job market, engineering graduates flocked to get a job at the company. As the Gigafactory Berlin neared completion last year, Tesla shot up to the second-best place to work among German employers. A recent study by the...

 
Polestar 3 Slated for October Debut, Will Roll off the Production Line in South Carolina
Polestar 3 Slated for October Debut, Will Roll off the Production Line in South Carolina

7 Jun 2022, 12:27 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Polestar shared the news that the Polestar 3 will debut this October. At the same time, the Swedish company showed the world the first picture of the uncamouflaged SUV. The Polestar 3 is the first SUV for the company and the first model to be assem...

 
Ford Pokes Tesla Again With a Charging Adapter Offered to F-150 Lightning Owners
Ford Pokes Tesla Again With a Charging Adapter Offered to F-150 Lightning Owners

7 Jun 2022, 10:40 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford F-150 Lightning comes with Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) technology that allows powering external appliances. CEO Jim Farley was quick to explain how Lightning owners can now charge neighbor’s Tesla when the power goes out. Ford doubled down on ...

 
Watch Double-Speed-Bump Trampoline Send Cars Flying Into the Air
Watch Double-Speed-Bump Trampoline Send Cars Flying Into the Air

7 Jun 2022, 08:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Nobody likes speed bumps, yet they are necessary to temper speeding drivers in residential areas. Sometimes they are harder to identify, which makes cars speeding past them get damaged. But having two of them in a close sequence is so seek that an ...

 
Weirdly Awesome Camper Van Is Small Outside, Packs a Whole World Inside
Weirdly Awesome Camper Van Is Small Outside, Packs a Whole World Inside

6 Jun 2022, 16:36 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / We’ve seen quite a lot of van conversions, but none of them is quite as inviting as this 1989 Volkswagen LT45 modified in England. Unlike the usual Transporter-based campers, this one offers the amenities you’d only expect to come in a ...

 
Miracle Electrolyte of the Future Promises Performance Breakthrough for Li-Ion Batteries
Miracle Electrolyte of the Future Promises Performance Breakthrough for Li-Ion Batteries

6 Jun 2022, 15:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Nickel-rich chemistries offer increased energy density in Li-Ion batteries but have cell stability issues. This is especially true when they are charged at high voltages. The scientists discovered a new electrolyte additive that has demonstrated st...

 

Stories by Cristian Agatie