Elena Gorgan
7,965 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.
Crane Falls Over Down The Hillside, Driver Makes Last-Minute Escape
30 Oct 2018, 14:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / How’s your day at work going? Because one crane operator had the worst day possible when, out of his own fault, he managed to get the vehicle to topple over down the hillside. The incident was captured on camera. The New York Post says it ...
1964 Dodge “Golden Eagle” Killed at Least 14 People, Puts Christine to Shame
30 Oct 2018, 13:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Because nothing beats a good spooky story on the eve of Halloween, here’s one that’s been around for decades and that still continues to shock and fascinate in equal measure: The Golden Eagle, aka the most evil car in America, which is ...
Arizona Couple And Dog Struck by Lightning, Car Saves Their Lives
30 Oct 2018, 12:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One couple from Tucson, Arizona, had a close brush with death last week, during a thunderstorm, when a lightning bolt hit their car stuck in traffic. Strangely, they managed to capture the whole thing on camera. Samantha and Darrell were out ru...
FedEx Driver Finds Toddler Under His Truck as He Delivers Packages
30 Oct 2018, 12:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One FedEx driver got the scare of a lifetime when, on his route to deliver packages, he stumbled – almost literally so – across a toddler. The unattended child had crawled under his truck just as he was about to leave and it was pure ch...
The Most Australian Road Rage Incident Isn’t What You Expect It to Be
30 Oct 2018, 10:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s long been established that all kinds of wildlife forms in Australia, be they insect, bird or animal, are out to kill you. Yes, even the cute ones. That includes the frilled-neck lizard, which might be the cutest thing you’ve see...
Lion Air Flight Crash Could Have Been Caused by Bomb, Says Aviation Expert
30 Oct 2018, 10:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A nearly-brand new Boeing 737 Max crashed into the sea off Indonesia, 13 minutes after takeoff from the Jakarta airport. Passengers and crew are all presumed dead, but only a few bodies have been recovered as of now. While authorities are inves...
Manure Truck Backs Into McDonald's Drive-Tru, Driver Gets a Coke
30 Oct 2018, 09:47 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you drive a manure truck all day, you might as well have some fun with it when all the work is done. That must have been on the mind of a couple of teens from York, UK, who drove a JCB into a McDonald's Drive-Thru to order a Coke. We&rs...
Driver Takes Still Working, Flattened Nissan Bluebird For a Final Spin
29 Oct 2018, 15:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Here’s something you don’t see everyday: one man taking his completely flattened but still working Nissan Bluebird for one final ride, in what must be the funniest and most intriguing video of the day. You can see the video of it at...
The Most Beautiful Car Junkyard Lies Underground, in Wales
29 Oct 2018, 15:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The name Cavern of Lost Souls might lead you to imagine some kind of haunted cave, and you would be right. Partially so. It’s actually the home of one of the most beautiful and spooky car junkyards in the world, housing over 100 vehicles ...
Someone is Smashing Car Windows, Mirrors With Pumpkins in New Hampshire
29 Oct 2018, 14:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Out of all the ways to get into the holiday season, this is not the best: someone is throwing giant pumpkins into people’s parked cars in New Hampshire, causing serious damage. Police are looking for a serial pumpkin thrower in Nashua, N....
Cops Find Walking Dead-Like Weapon During Traffic Stop
29 Oct 2018, 14:13 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Many TV series and movies draw on real life for inspiration, but this is the exact opposite of that: one driver from Essex looked to the classic series “The Walking Dead” for inspo when it came to his choice in weapons. And he chose the...
Lion Air Flight Crashes After Takeoff, All 189 Passengers Presumed Dead
29 Oct 2018, 13:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A plane from Indonesia’s low-cost flight operator Lion Air crashed into the sea a little over 10 minutes after takeoff from Jakarta. All of its 189 passenger and crew are presumed dead at the moment, the BBC reports. The plane was brand n...
New Driver Smashes Into 3 Parked Cars, Brick Wall in Failed Attempt at Parking
29 Oct 2018, 13:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In today’s “women can sometimes be terrible drivers” news, here is a newbie from China, who, in her attempt to park her Volkswagen, smashed into 3 parked cars and then demolished a brick wall. The incident occurred earlier th...
Vicious Magpies Attack Harley Davidson Rider in Australia
29 Oct 2018, 12:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Magpies are the not among the most terrifying things you can come across in the Australian outback, but as it turns out, they can be pretty dangerous during mating season. Especially if you’re a cyclist or a biker. One biker - vlogger too...
Tulsa Woman in Handcuffs Steals Police Car
29 Oct 2018, 10:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Oklahoma authorities have released bodycam footage from an April arrest, and it’s making the rounds online for a very good reason: it shows a woman pulled over on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle stealing a police car and trying to make ...
Couple Spend Minutes Trying to Unlock the Wrong Mazda
29 Oct 2018, 09:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It can happen to be the best of us, on our brightest days: a couple, husband and wife, spent minutes trying to unlock the wrong car in the parking lot of a local supermarket, and video of it is pure comedy. You can see it at the bottom of the p...
Man Lies on The Tracks to Avoid Being Hit by Train, Cheats Death
26 Oct 2018, 16:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We’ve all seen this stunt in movies and it’s always to great effect: the good guy is thrown onto the tracks and the train is speeding his way so, to avoid being hit and killed, he lays low and the train passes over him. In the movie...
Man Accuses Cops of Standing By as Thieves Take MINI, Strip it For Parts
26 Oct 2018, 16:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man from South Wales has been duking it out with the local police since August this year, when 2 officers stood by and watched as his 2002 MINI was being stolen and taken to be stripped for parts. Michael Collison bought the car in December...
Ohio Woman Abandons Honda Civic Near Railroad Tracks to Grab a Donut
26 Oct 2018, 15:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As the tagline of an ad to a famous chocolate bar says, “You’re not yourself when you’re hungry.” That seems to have been the operating motto behind the actions of a 24-year-old woman from Ohio. Cleveland.com reports that...
Plane Carrying Prince Harry, Meghan Markle Aborts Landing at Sydney Airport
26 Oct 2018, 15:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, aka Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, are currently in Australia as part of a 16-day tour. Upon their return from Tonga to the Sydney Airport in Australia, they had some minor airplane drama. ABC News’ James L...