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Elena Gorgan

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“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” - Henry Ford

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Elena has been writing for a living since 2006 and, as a journalist, she has put her double major in English and Spanish to good use.

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.
Boxing Champ Billy Joe Saunders Drives His Rolls, Bribes Drug Addicts
Boxing Champ Billy Joe Saunders Drives His Rolls, Bribes Drug Addicts

18 Sep 2018, 12:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In what could best be described as a classic case of entitlement, world middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders has come under fire for driving around in his Rolls-Royce while bribing drug addicts with drugs and money to assault passers-by. Vi...

 
Out of Control Car Plows Into Busy Starbucks in Turkey
Out of Control Car Plows Into Busy Starbucks in Turkey

18 Sep 2018, 11:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A car drove straight into a busy Starbucks in Turkey the other day, but unlike with other incidents of this type, this wasn’t an act of terrorism. According to local reports cited by F5Haber, the incident was the driver’s fault, who...

 
Passengers Jump Out of Moving Bus to Escape Robbers
Passengers Jump Out of Moving Bus to Escape Robbers

18 Sep 2018, 09:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A hero bus driver possibly saved the lives of 6 passengers on his bus during an armed robbery in Macapa, north Brazil, last week. According to G1 Globo, the robbery occurred at about 7:30pm, when 3 men armed with knives and homemade weapons boar...

 
Here’s Why It’s a Dumb Idea to Walk on The Windshield of Your Car
Here’s Why It’s a Dumb Idea to Walk on The Windshield of Your Car

17 Sep 2018, 15:28 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Larking with pals is always nice, but not when you end up doing damage to your car. That’s a lesson one man found out on his own in the latest hilarious video unearthed by the British tab Daily Mail. It shows one guy standing on the hood ...

 
Teens Jump Out of Moving Van to Escape Police, Get Caught Anyway
Teens Jump Out of Moving Van to Escape Police, Get Caught Anyway

17 Sep 2018, 14:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Many of us can attest to doing some pretty stupid stuff when we were younger – and then coming up with equally stupid excuses or explanations for it. But they probably still don’t beat this. One 18-year-old driver who had just gotte...

 
Arizona Lawmaker Bragging About Speeding in His Lexus Pleads Not Guilty
Arizona Lawmaker Bragging About Speeding in His Lexus Pleads Not Guilty

17 Sep 2018, 13:59 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / State House representative Paul Mosley was caught speeding in March, but video of when he was pulled over was only leaked to the media this summer. He was cited and charged afterwards for excessive speeding. Though footage shot by the officer&r...

 
Uber Passenger is Forced to Drive Himself After Drunk Driver Passes Out
Uber Passenger is Forced to Drive Himself After Drunk Driver Passes Out

17 Sep 2018, 13:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When you call for an Uber to get you home or someplace else, you expect a minimum from your driver: you want him to not pee in a bottle, not to film you without your knowledge, and most importantly, you need him to not be drunk. One Uber drive...

 
Man Jumping Between NYC Subway Cars Stumbles, Cracks His Head, Dies
Man Jumping Between NYC Subway Cars Stumbles, Cracks His Head, Dies

17 Sep 2018, 13:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You see stuff like this in the movies and it always looks easy and relatively danger-free. The bad guy does it with ease as the good guy chases after him, and neither are hurt when they happen to stumble and fall. That’s the movies, to st...

 
Owner of Tesla Model X Uses it to Retrieve Amazon Packages And It’s Amazing
Owner of Tesla Model X Uses it to Retrieve Amazon Packages And It’s Amazing

17 Sep 2018, 12:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Being able to buy whatever you need at the touch of a button is nothing short of amazing. Not being at home when the delivery guy comes knocking and running of risk of having your packages stolen from your doorstop is the opposite of that. Aida...

 
75 Cars Stolen in Nashville in 1 Week as Owners Keep Leaving The Keys Inside
75 Cars Stolen in Nashville in 1 Week as Owners Keep Leaving The Keys Inside

17 Sep 2018, 11:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It’s counter-intuitive to have technology at your disposal and to throw it out the window and pretty much wrap your car with a giant red bow to hand it over to carjackers. But this is what’s been happening in Nashville. In just one ...

 
Paris, Brussels Celebrate Car-Free Day to Highlight Pollution, Climate Change
Paris, Brussels Celebrate Car-Free Day to Highlight Pollution, Climate Change

17 Sep 2018, 11:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / With the automotive industry working towards the stated goal of switching to electric cars in a few years from now, the mayor of Paris and of Brussels are fighting pollution and climate change by banning cars altogether. It only happens for a ...

 
Female Driver Refuses to Pull Over Because She Drives a Prius
Female Driver Refuses to Pull Over Because She Drives a Prius

17 Sep 2018, 09:54 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One female driver passing through Marysville found the perfect excuse to give a Washington State Patrol trooper a hard time by refusing to pull over and comply with his demands: she drove a Prius. According to a police report of the incident, o...

 
Woman is Knocked Off Bike, Ran Over by Truck, Survives
Woman is Knocked Off Bike, Ran Over by Truck, Survives

17 Sep 2018, 09:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sometimes, all you need is a bit of luck. One female biker from China got a massive helping of good luck last week, when she was hit and ran over by a truck, and she survived with only minor injuries. CCTV footage of the crash is available at t...

 
The FitCar PPV is a Car With Bike Pedals, Helps You Burn More Calories
The FitCar PPV is a Car With Bike Pedals, Helps You Burn More Calories

14 Sep 2018, 15:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you ever thought you’re spending too much time commuting to and from work but are not yet ready to embrace biking or walking as alternatives, you might consider the FitCar. Not only will it help you get to and from work, but it will al...

 
Porsche Celebrates 70th Anniversary With Magnus Walker Mini-Documentary
Porsche Celebrates 70th Anniversary With Magnus Walker Mini-Documentary

14 Sep 2018, 14:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Porsche is celebrating its 70th anniversary by taking car aficionados into the amazing world of 4 of the most famous Porsche drivers. One of them is Magnus Walker, the fashion designer and Porsche collector also known as the “Urban Outlaw.&rd...

 
Olympic Cyclist Kristina Vogel Will Never Walk Again After 40mph Crash
Olympic Cyclist Kristina Vogel Will Never Walk Again After 40mph Crash

14 Sep 2018, 13:55 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kristina Vogel has always been about speed. As a 2-time Olympic gold medalist and 3-time European gold medalist, she knew that the harder she trained, the harder she pushed herself, the better her speed and her performance. At the end of last J...

 
Pro Boxer Adrien Broner Gets Uber Lifetime Ban For Being a Jerk
Pro Boxer Adrien Broner Gets Uber Lifetime Ban For Being a Jerk

14 Sep 2018, 13:22 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Pro boxer Adrien Broner didn’t travel with Uber that much, but when he did, he made sure the drivers he came across were left with a lasting impression. And it wasn’t of the positive kind, as you may have guessed. Broner’s lat...

 
Usain Bolt is the Fastest Man on Earth – And in Zero Gravity
Usain Bolt is the Fastest Man on Earth – And in Zero Gravity

14 Sep 2018, 12:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Usain Bolt is also known as the fastest man on earth, but did you ever wonder if he could live up to his reputation in space? As it turns out, he could. And he did. The Olympic legend took place in a special event put together by G.H. Mumm cham...

 
Drunk Pro Boxer Who Killed Pregnant Mom in Crash Livestreamed the Aftermath
Drunk Pro Boxer Who Killed Pregnant Mom in Crash Livestreamed the Aftermath

14 Sep 2018, 11:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Professional boxer Marcos Forestal, the World Boxing Federation International Super Bantamweight champion, has been arrested after a crash over the weekend in California, which he caused by drunk-driving. The 28-year-old athlete crashed his BMW...

 
Journalist Hits Cyclist in McLaren She Was Test Driving, is Charged
Journalist Hits Cyclist in McLaren She Was Test Driving, is Charged

14 Sep 2018, 10:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In May this year, journalists from several automotive and luxury publications were invited to a press event that also included test driving several McLaren Sports Series cars, including the 540C, 570S and 570GT. The joyrides took place at the K...

 

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