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Cristian Agatie

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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.
Elon Musk Wants FSD V12.3.1 Activated on All New Vehicles, but There's a Problem
Elon Musk Wants FSD V12.3.1 Activated on All New Vehicles, but There's a Problem

26 Mar 2024, 11:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The latest Tesla FSD Beta iteration has become so good that Elon Musk thinks it should be installed on all Tesla vehicles. Tesla's CEO ordered its employees to install and activate the FSD Beta V12.3.1 on new vehicles before delivery and on ca...

 
Fisker Delisted After Partnership Talks Collapse, Could Be the Last Nail in the Coffin
Fisker Delisted After Partnership Talks Collapse, Could Be the Last Nail in the Coffin

26 Mar 2024, 10:06 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Fisker has been on a fast downhill roll in 2024 after the company admitted it needs to raise more capital to stay afloat. Partnership talks with a big automotive company ended abruptly, crashing share prices into the ground. This prompted the New Y...

 
Kia EV9 GT Sheds Some Camo As It Starts Performance Testing on the Nürburgring Racetrack
Kia EV9 GT Sheds Some Camo As It Starts Performance Testing on the Nürburgring Racetrack

25 Mar 2024, 17:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Kia will soon offer a performance variant of the EV9 seven-seater SUV under the EV9 GT moniker. The Korean carmaker is currently honing its skills on the famous Nürburgring racetrack in Germany. The new encounter shows that the EV9 GT has shed...

 
If FSD Beta Updates Fail To Install on Your Tesla, This Simple Trick Should Fix It for You
If FSD Beta Updates Fail To Install on Your Tesla, This Simple Trick Should Fix It for You

25 Mar 2024, 14:59 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is busy churning out software updates for its vehicles, with the FSD Beta V12.3 being the most talked about. The self-driving software is indeed good, but the latest update also caught people's attention after an unusually high number of...

 
Hyundai Gives i30 an Updated Tech Package for a New Lease of Life
Hyundai Gives i30 an Updated Tech Package for a New Lease of Life

25 Mar 2024, 12:21 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / The third generation of the Hyundai i30 compact has given the Volkswagen Golf a run for its money, but it has lately grown long in the tooth. Hyundai announced the second refresh for the i30 lineup, comprising a technology package to keep it releva...

 
Tesla Rolls Out New Autopark Feature for Vision-Only Vehicles and It Looks Impressive
Tesla Rolls Out New Autopark Feature for Vision-Only Vehicles and It Looks Impressive

25 Mar 2024, 10:23 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla started rolling out two simultaneous software updates to its fleet, one including the latest FSD Beta software and the other adding improved driving visualizations and Autopark. The latter marks the first time Autopark goes out to vehicles wi...

 
Top 10 Longest-Range Electric Vehicles in the US You Can Buy for Under $50,000
Top 10 Longest-Range Electric Vehicles in the US You Can Buy for Under $50,000

23 Mar 2024, 23:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Even though the Detroit Three carmakers appear to backtrack on their EV plans, the EV market is far from slowing down. New models are launched every month, each bringing improved characteristics and more affordable prices. As the range is one of th...

 
BMW Vision Neue Klasse X vs Tesla Model Y: Will the Bestseller Flinch?
BMW Vision Neue Klasse X vs Tesla Model Y: Will the Bestseller Flinch?

22 Mar 2024, 23:18 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / BMW unveiled the Vision Neue Klasse X concept, showcasing a radical design change for its next generation of electric vehicles. The concept previews a fierce rival to the Tesla Model Y that copies many of the successful features of the bestseller w...

 
Tesla Cybertruck Teardown Reveals the Pickup Truck Is Pre-Wired for Inductive Charging
Tesla Cybertruck Teardown Reveals the Pickup Truck Is Pre-Wired for Inductive Charging

22 Mar 2024, 15:39 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / There are several Cybertruck teardowns in progress at the moment, but the best findings we have so far are not from the industry's veterans like Sandy Munro. Instead, it's from one of the early Cybertruck owners who removed parts from its...

 
Tesla Reportedly Invites Media To Test-Drive the Refreshed Model 3 Performance
Tesla Reportedly Invites Media To Test-Drive the Refreshed Model 3 Performance

22 Mar 2024, 11:22 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla is preparing to make a big announcement regarding the refreshed Model 3 Performance. Several prototypes have been spotted in Florida, including an uncamouflaged one at the Kennedy Space Center. Rumor has it that Tesla has sent invitations to ...

 
Heavily Camouflaged Kia EV6 Refresh Hints at Major Changes Inside and Out
Heavily Camouflaged Kia EV6 Refresh Hints at Major Changes Inside and Out

22 Mar 2024, 09:42 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Kia is preparing a well-deserved refresh for its EV6 compact, rumored to arrive later this year as a 2025 model. A heavily camouflaged prototype caught charging at an Ionity station alongside the current model shows that the Korean brand has bigger...

 
New Update to Tesla Safety Score Eases Late-Night Driving Requirements
New Update to Tesla Safety Score Eases Late-Night Driving Requirements

21 Mar 2024, 19:00 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla Safety Score has been harshly criticized in the past because it considers nighttime driving as dangerous behavior. Even driving after 10 PM was considered dangerous. To alleviate this, the EV maker changed the Late-Night Driving interval to s...

 
Cybertruck Resale Prices Are Dropping Quickly As Tesla Cracks Down on Flippers
Cybertruck Resale Prices Are Dropping Quickly As Tesla Cracks Down on Flippers

21 Mar 2024, 16:20 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Despite Tesla's no-resale clause, the Foundation Series Cybertrucks have been traded behind the scenes and, lately, even on car sales platforms. However, the prices have quickly dropped since the first Cybertruck sold at auction for $244,000. ...

 
Biden Administration Eases Tailpipe Emission Rules After Hearing Carmaker Objections
Biden Administration Eases Tailpipe Emission Rules After Hearing Carmaker Objections

21 Mar 2024, 10:45 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set stricter emission standards for 2027-2032 vehicles to boost EV adoption. Following pushback from carmakers, the Department of Energy has announced more relaxed requirements. Instead of requir...

 
Vision Neue Klasse X Marks the Most Radical Redesign BMW Has Attempted in Modern History
Vision Neue Klasse X Marks the Most Radical Redesign BMW Has Attempted in Modern History

21 Mar 2024, 08:16 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / BMW is preparing its next generation of electric vehicles, which are previewed today by the Vision Neue Klasse X concept. This is a near-production design study, which gives us a good measure of what to expect from the successor of the BMW iX3. Lik...

 
Tesla Produces Enough 4680 Battery Cells To Build 1,000 Cybertrucks per Week
Tesla Produces Enough 4680 Battery Cells To Build 1,000 Cybertrucks per Week

20 Mar 2024, 18:24 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / After reaching a 5-GWh per year battery production capacity at Giga Texas in October 2023, Tesla surpassed another important milestone. The EV maker announced it now produces enough 4680 battery cells to build 1,000 Cybertrucks per week. This means...

 
Ford Wants To Beat Tesla by Offering a $25,000 Compact EV by 2026
Ford Wants To Beat Tesla by Offering a $25,000 Compact EV by 2026

20 Mar 2024, 15:10 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Ford has changed its strategy and wants to enter the affordable EV segment with a $25,000 compact model that will start deliveries by the end of 2026. This puts it on a collision course with Tesla, which is working on a similar project that might l...

 
Tesla Is Confident FSD Beta V12 Hit a Breakthrough, It's Too Good for Your Own Safety
Tesla Is Confident FSD Beta V12 Hit a Breakthrough, It's Too Good for Your Own Safety

20 Mar 2024, 13:26 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / As the FSD Beta V12.3 rolled out to customer vehicles, people can't stop raving about how good it is, driving for hours without disengagements. This, however, marks the most dangerous moment for the controversial driver assistance system, as m...

 
Tesla FSD Beta V12.3 Update Fails on Many Hardware-4 Vehicles, the Cause Is Not Yet Known
Tesla FSD Beta V12.3 Update Fails on Many Hardware-4 Vehicles, the Cause Is Not Yet Known

19 Mar 2024, 17:38 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Tesla pushed the FSD Beta V12.3 to more customer vehicles on Monday and Tuesday, making a lot of people happy. As the update's scope widened, the latest waves included Hardware-4 vehicles. However, some of the owners of those vehicles reported...

 
Tesla Cybertruck Gets an Efficiency Boost When Driving With the Tonneau Cover Closed
Tesla Cybertruck Gets an Efficiency Boost When Driving With the Tonneau Cover Closed

19 Mar 2024, 14:43 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / People have been trying to figure out how driving with open windows or no bed cover can affect range and efficiency. While tests have been mostly inconclusive, the Cybertruck can get a tangible range boost when driving with the tonneau cover closed...

 

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