Elena Gorgan
7,920 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.
Beggar Holds Up Qatar Airways Flight by Minutes, Makes a Lot of Money
20 Jun 2018, 08:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Of all the places you’d expect to see someone begging for money, an airplane must come last. There’s good reason for that, too: you need money to get on a plane, so that defeats the purpose of asking for it from other people. Still,...
Courier Stops Moped Thieves from Stealing Motorcycle, Refuses to Be a Victim
19 Jun 2018, 14:17 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When most men would turn away and pretend not to see, a 22-year-old courier from London is refusing to let moped thieves get away with what they do. Even if that means putting himself at risk. Omar, 22, posted a video of one of his most recent ...
Artist Spends 3 Days Buried Under Tasmania’s Busiest Road
19 Jun 2018, 13:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Age is nothing but a number for Australian performance artist Mike Parr, who spent the last 3 days buried inside a steel box, under one of Tasmania’s busiest roads. The performance art number, Under the Bitumen the Artist, was part of the...
Rapper Jimmy Wopo Killed in Drive-By Shooting in Pittsburgh
19 Jun 2018, 12:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 21-year-old up and coming rapper from Pittsburgh was killed yesterday in a drive-by shooting, authorities have confirmed. Jimmy Wopo, born Travon Smart, died at the hospital from gunshot wounds. He is survived by his 3-year-old daughter. The ...
What Not to Do on Safari: Pat a Lion Through the Open Window of Your Car
19 Jun 2018, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Being in a car on a safari can offer a false sense of security, even in the presence of some of the most dangerous animals in the world. That’s a probable explanation for the stupid gesture in the video below. A video was posted to social...
Teen Bitcoin Millionaire Builds Dr. Octopus Suit for 10-Year-Old Kid
19 Jun 2018, 11:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Erik Finman is the 19-year-old who famously became one of the first Bitcoin millionaires. He invested in cryptocurrency when he was just 12, and he’s now maturing to consider using his money for good. That doesn’t mean that his proj...
Personal Trainer Proposes with Pink Evoque Cabrio, Helicopter Ride, Diamond Ring
19 Jun 2018, 11:39 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Getting down on your bended knee or perhaps hiding an engagement ring inside a cake or a champagne flute are no longer hip. If you can afford it, surprise your loved one with a proposal that includes anything from customized cars to helicopter rid...
Funeral Workers Leave Hearse with Coffin Inside to Go Grab a Bite
19 Jun 2018, 11:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Funeral workers, they’re just like us: when hunger strikes, it must be satiated. The difference is, of course, that funeral workers must stick to a schedule, especially if they’re carrying a body inside a coffin, in the hearse they&rsqu...
England Fan Celebrates World Cup Tunisia Win by Climbing onto Moving Ford Fiesta
19 Jun 2018, 11:07 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In case you haven’t been following the World Cup matches, England beat Tunisia 2 to 1. England fans had a lot to celebrate after the spectacular match, and they did so by staging what they imagined would be just as spectacular a stunt. Hun...
Drake Buys Baller Bentley Azure for His Dad on Father’s Day
19 Jun 2018, 09:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Buzz online might claim that rapper Drake is a deadbeat dad, but when it comes to his own father, he’s nothing but attentive. His Father’s Day gift puts anything you might have come up with for your own dad to shame. Then again, Dra...
South Florida Rapper XXXTentacion Killed in Drive-By Shooting
19 Jun 2018, 08:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / South Florida rapper XXXTentacion was shot and killed in Deerfield, Florida, in a drive-by shooting, some hours ago. Police are offering a $3,000 reward to anyone who can offer any clues that may lead them to the culprits. The rapper, real name...
“Terminator 2” Harley-Davidson Fat Boy Sells for $500K
18 Jun 2018, 13:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Harley-Davidson FLSTF Fat Boy Arnold Schwarzenegger drove in the 1991 blockbuster “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” has now changed hands, after going up for auction. Held by Profiles In History as part of the Icons & Legends in ...
Deer Prances Around Crystal City Metro Station, Lives to Tell the Story
18 Jun 2018, 13:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Traveling by subway, perhaps the last thing you expect to see is a deer prancing around, jumping on platforms and running ahead of trains. No, this isn’t a scene from a new animated movie, it actually happened. Metro cameras caught images...
Car Hammock Is the In-Car Bed You Didn’t Know You Needed
18 Jun 2018, 13:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you’re looking to cut down traveling costs and you’re not exactly keen on sleeping on the reclined seats of your car, the Car Hammock might be the thing for you. It’s incredibly comfy and it uses all that extra space you have i...
Texas Border Patrol Chase Ends in Crash, 5 Immigrants Killed
18 Jun 2018, 12:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As President Trump’s immigrant policies continue to cause controversies, one car crash serves to prove his point that borders must be “secured,” Dimmit County Sheriff says. The accident occurred on a highway in Big Wells, Texa...
Moscow Taxi Driver Plows into World Cup Fans, Blames Exhaustion
18 Jun 2018, 12:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Chaos descended on Ilinka Street in Moscow, 200 meters from the Red Square, on Saturday, when a taxi plowed into a crowd of World Cup fans, gathered in the Russian capital for the big event. Shocking video of the incident is included below. The...
Man Admits on TV Leaving Hit-and-Run Victim to Die: I’m Not Worried, Man
18 Jun 2018, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One Boston driver was involved in a fatal hit-and-run, killing an 80-year-old retired arts teacher, but he’s not concerned. He’s a “real gangsta,” but not in a bad way. Phocian Fitts is the driver in question and, for th...
Hero Construction Workers Catch Car Thieves in Movie-Like Chase
18 Jun 2018, 12:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Stealing a car is never a good idea (not to mention that it’s illegal), but it proved to be the worst for two young men in Bristol, as the video below can confirm. The video was shot by nurse Daniel Sanchez, who tells the Daily Mail that ...
Horserider Arrested for DUI After Horse Runs Off and Tramples Boy
18 Jun 2018, 11:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Colusa County Fair in Northern California ended in near-tragedy when one horse threw off his rider, ran off and trampled an 8-year-old boy. Police have arrested the rider for DUI. Though this is a first incident of the kind to happen in Cal...
Mary McCormack Posts Video of Husband’s Tesla Catching Fire in LA
18 Jun 2018, 10:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As car incidents go, this perhaps among a driver’s worst nightmares. The husband of actress Mary McCormack, British producer and director Michael Morris, had to pull over when fellow motorists flagged him that his car was catching fire. M...