Elena Gorgan
7,985 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.
12-Year-Old Makeup Artist Buys BMW 7 Series With Her Own Money
31 May 2019, 09:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For those thinking 10 is too young to start dabbling into makeup, here’s a girl from Thailand who, at 12, is already a “makeup artist” rich enough to be able to afford a brand new BMW 7 Series. Sure, she’s not even old e...
Mom of the Year Crashes Into Pole, Flees and Leaves 3YO Child Behind
30 May 2019, 15:44 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A woman from Youngstown, Ohio, can easily claim the title of the mother of the year slash driver of the month, after she crashed her car into a telephone pole and ran off, leaving her toddler behind, strapped in the carseat. Natasha Shelton, 24...
Woman’s Car Stolen With Baby Inside, She Gets Arrested
30 May 2019, 15:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One mom’s worst nightmare turned reality last weekend, when the car carrying her 4-month baby was stolen during a 30-second stop at a cigar store. To boot, the mom was arrested and is due back in court next month. Isis Roberson, 22, from ...
Man Leaves 76-Year-Old Grandma Locked in Car for 16 Hours to Go Gambling
30 May 2019, 14:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A young man from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is in the running for the title of most horrible person of the year, after leaving his grandmother locked inside a cold car for 16 hours straight. Talk about family love. Wesley Brown, 26, has been arreste...
Black Bear Tries to Get Into Subaru With Woman Inside
30 May 2019, 14:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A second black bear sighting in Narragansett, Rhode Island took place just one day after the first. This time, the encounter was too close for comfort for one resident. Brenda McCloskey was out doing yard work when she noticed a large black bea...
Driving While Black: Man Has Gun Pulled on Him by Over-Eager Arkansas Cop
30 May 2019, 13:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Helena-West Helena Police Department in Arkansas is investigating an incident that occurred at the weekend in the parking lot of a closed convenience store, after video of it went viral. It’s being described as a “Driving While ...
Woman Sues Uber in London for £50,000, Claiming Driver Touched Her Breasts
30 May 2019, 12:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In what is believed to be the first lawsuit of its kind in the U.K., one woman is taking Uber to court on the grounds that it’s liable for the actions of one of their drivers, who sexually assaulted her twice. The incident happened in Dec...
Debbie Harry Stands by Her Story of Near-Abduction in Ted Bundy’s MurderMobile
30 May 2019, 12:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Ask Blondie icon Debbie Harry about her most frightening pre-fame experience and she will tell you about that time when she hitched a ride with notorious serial killer Ted Bundy and barely escaped unharmed. Harry has been telling the story sinc...
Mother Charged in DUI Crash that Killed Her Twin Sons
30 May 2019, 11:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A South Carolina woman has been charged after a drunk-driving crash that claimed the lives of her twin boys. As soon as she is out of the hospital, she will be transferred to jail. On Sunday night, Jennifer Knox, 38, was driving a 2005 BMW with...
Man and Woman Arrested for Drunk-Driving the Same Car
29 May 2019, 14:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man and woman from Chicopee, Massachusetts are here to prove that old saying that you are like the people you associate with. Both got busted for DUI during the same traffic stop, after drunk-driving the same car, on the same day. It all st...
Woman Shoplifts from Walmart, Hides in Her Car Trunk Afterwards
29 May 2019, 14:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One’s woman plan of getting away with shoplifting from her local Walmart failed miserably when cops thought to look over surveillance camera footage, and found her hiding in her car trunk. Melinda Reeves, 34, of Wilson, North Carolina, dr...
Seattle Homeowner Holds Car2Go Mercedes Hostage for Parking in His Driveway
29 May 2019, 14:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One Seattle property owner is holding a Car2Go vehicle hostage after it ended up parked illegally in his driveway and no one responded to calls to come pick it up. Dan Smith is renting a house to Asad Rasheed, and a silver Car2Go Mercedes-Benz ...
Miley Cyrus Is Always Down for Some TSA Pat Down
29 May 2019, 13:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Count on Miley Cyrus to make a TSA pat down into something of an objective when walking through airport security. The pop star, who is currently promoting her upcoming album, sat down for a chat for the U.K. radio show Capital Breakfast with Ro...
Driver Gets Ticket for Scratching His Face
29 May 2019, 13:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Distracted driving is no joke, so police everywhere don’t look kindly on drivers who use their cellphones while at the wheel. As it happens, this poor dude didn’t do that, even though he got a ticket for it. A driver surnamed Liu, f...
Hero Biker Saves Epileptic Girl by Rushing Her to the Hospital
29 May 2019, 12:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some angels have wings and halos, others ride bikes and have helmet-mounted cameras. One girl from central Thailand is now alive because one passing biker stopped to inquire after her and offered to take her to the hospital when it was clear her fa...
Korean War M41 Walker Bulldog Tank Painted Lime-Yellow by Mistake
29 May 2019, 11:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If it were still being used in action, this M41 Walker Bulldog tank would totally stand out, and for all the wrong reasons: it’s lime-yellow instead of olive-drab, as one would expect military equipment to be. The tank, a Korean War hist...
China Boasts of Having Created a Car that Can Travel 500km Powered by Water
29 May 2019, 11:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Chinese firm is boasting of a major accomplishment in terms of creating a sustainable alternative to gasoline-powered vehicles: a car that runs solely on water and that can reach ranges of up to 500 kilometers. Interest in hydrogen-powered ve...
Woman Delivers Baby in Car, With 3 More Kids Crying in the Backseat
28 May 2019, 17:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Many women wouldn’t risk giving birth outside of the hospital for fear of complications, but one couple from Henderson, Nevada didn’t really have a choice. Their baby girl and fourth child was born on the road, in traffic, in their ...
Horrible Car Thief Stabs Elderly, Deaf Dog Twice During Carjacking
28 May 2019, 15:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Stealing other people’s property is enough to make you a terrible person, but one Australian man is gunning for the “worst human ever” title, stabbing a poor dog during a carjacking attempt. To make matters even more outrageous...
U.S. Navy Pilots Go on the Record with UFO Sightings on the East Coast
28 May 2019, 15:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One month after the U.S. Navy has updated and formalized the process through which pilots can report UFO sightings, several of them have spoken to the New York Times about several UFO sightings between 2014 and 2015. One of the incident detail...