Elena Gorgan
7,924 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.
Beautician Refuses to Take Breathalyzer Because Her Pumped Up Lips “Are Too Big”
19 Oct 2018, 11:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A beautician who also tried her hand at reality television, Scarlett Harrison, 20, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving but ended up by being charged with refusing to provide a breath sample as well. Wait till you hear the reason for her refu...
Train Smashes Into Car as Driver Falls Asleep on The Crossing
18 Oct 2018, 15:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One woman from Taiwan is lucky to be alive after the car she was in was hit by a high-speed train, after she nodded off on the crossing. Her friend, traveling with her in the car, also emerged from the crash unharmed. The incident actually happ...
Melania Trump’s Plane Forced to Land as Smoke Fills The Main Cabin
18 Oct 2018, 14:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / First Lady of the United States was forced to deplane a scheduled flight to Philadelphia after the plane had to return to the tarmac after only 10 minutes. Smoke and a burning smell filled the main cabin. The photo attached to this article show...
Massive Fight Breaks Out on The Street After 2-Car Crash
18 Oct 2018, 14:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some road rage episodes are funny, but the majority of them are violent. This one, though it didn’t end with serious injuries, probably takes the crown in being the strangest. It happened on a small road in Keighley, Yorks, as small walle...
Bear Delicately Opens 3 Doors on Car During Snowstorm, Forgets to Close Them
18 Oct 2018, 13:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s been said before, but authorities find that it’s not enough to get people to actually pay attention: always lock the doors of your car and make sure you don’t leave any food behind. Or else a bear might break in. A new v...
Cow Breaks Into Car Dealership, Panics, Causes Mayhem
18 Oct 2018, 13:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The last thing you’d expect to see in a car dealership is a cow, but that’s exactly the sight staff at a dealership in Scotland were treated to, when one wandered off from a nearby cattle market. The poor animal was trying to make a...
Cleveland Woman Hits Another Woman With Her Car Over Facebook Disagreement
18 Oct 2018, 12:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned… on Facebook. What started like a mild online dispute turned verbally violent and then physically so last week in Cleveland, Ohio. One 25-year-old woman identified as Glensasha A. Filmore has been a...
16YO Teen Drove Fake Emergency Truck to Accident Scenes, Wanted to be a Cop
18 Oct 2018, 11:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One teen from Melbourne, Australia, wanted to be a cop so badly that he broke nearly every law in the book to pass for one – and all before his 17th birthday. The now-17-year-old is on trial in his home town, facing what must be a record n...
Beagle Intercepts Roasted Pig Head at Atlanta Airport
18 Oct 2018, 11:01 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Who’s a good boy? Hardy the Beagle, a 6-year-old rescue working with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) is being praised online after intercepting a roasted pig head, as it was about to enter into the U.S. from Ecuador. Before y...
Cops Recover Stolen Krispy Kreme Delivery Van, Give Donuts to The Homeless
18 Oct 2018, 09:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / They say cops love nothing more than a donut with their cup of coffee, but officers from the Clearwater Police love the community more. So when Krispy Kreme Doughnuts rewarded them with an entire van filled with the sugary treats, they donated the ...
First Ticket Issued For Smoking Pot in Car Issued in Winnipeg After Legalization
18 Oct 2018, 09:12 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Some hours ago, marijuana became legal in Canada. That might be reason to celebrate if you live in the country, but it doesn’t mean you should forget about the law – and it clearly bans you from smoking it or eating edibles when at the ...
UK Parking Operator Offers Free Parking For Plastic Bottles
17 Oct 2018, 18:08 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Imagine this: free parking if you bring your empty plastic bottles – it’s a classic win-win situation. Parking operator CitiPark is carrying out this experiment at its site in Leeds, England, throughout October, with plans to extend the...
Drugged-Up Driver Drives 3-Wheeled Citroen on The Highway, Gets Arrested
17 Oct 2018, 14:41 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A young man in Greater Manchester, England, didn’t just get behind the wheel of a car after taking drugs: he drove a car that was so banged-up that cops couldn’t even believe their eyes when they arrested him. It happened last week,...
Math Teacher Leaves Child in Car For 10 Hours While She Works
17 Oct 2018, 14:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 30-year-old woman from North Augusta, South Carolina, has been arrested and is under investigation after it emerged that she left her child in her car for 10 straight hours while she worked. The incident happened last Friday, when Raquel Dray...
Thieves Steal Audi SQ5 in 30 Seconds, The Old-Fashioned Way
17 Oct 2018, 13:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / That’s why we can’t have nice things: that’s the conclusion one man from Birmingham, England, arrived after thieves stole his brand new Audi SQ5 right from his driveway, the old-fashioned way. When stealing cars is becoming mo...
Hospital Gets Electric Mini-Cars so Kids Can Drive Themselves to Operations
17 Oct 2018, 12:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Having to undergo surgery, even a minor one, can be daunting even when you’re a grown-up, but it’s especially harder on kids. That’s why one hospital from Leicester, UK, is letting them drive themselves to the operating theater. ...
Kentucky Detail Shop Fixes Student’s Stolen Nissan Versa For Free
17 Oct 2018, 11:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A Nissan Versa might not be the greatest car on the face of the planet, but it was everything to student Chandler Dawson from Lexington, Kentucky. And, one day, it was stolen. Dawson tells NBC affiliate Lex18 that the car went missing when he w...
Kanye West Flies Presidential Helicopter in Uganda to Hand Yeezys to Kids
17 Oct 2018, 11:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Fresh off his visit with Donald Trump at the White House, rapper Kanye West flew to Uganda on a private retreat to start working on a new album. While there, he also met with the President and got to fly in the Presidential helicopter for some char...
Woman Recalls Fatal Crash, Surviving 2 Days Trapped in Overturned Car
16 Oct 2018, 18:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One woman from Lafayette, Louisiana, is telling her story of survival, after she became trapped in the wreck of her car, which went down a canal and overturned after she missed a curve. Jada Jones is still in the hospital, recovering from the i...
Illinois Man Wakes up to Find Mercury Sable Totaled in His Driveway
16 Oct 2018, 17:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Next time you find a scratch or small dent in your car and no note to explain it, maybe thinking of this Illinois man’s misfortune would make you feel better. Because his car got totaled in his driveway. Jacob Mueller from Collinsville, I...