Elena Gorgan
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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.
Inmate Used Drones to Smuggle Drugs, Steroids, Phones in Prison
14 Jun 2018, 11:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One man serving time in a Manchester jail used technology to set up an entire drug contraband operation, and then to smuggle drugs, steroids and phones inside the prison, across the prison walls. His name is Darren Dunn, 35, and he was serving a...
Video of Boy’s First Bike Ride Confirms Ghosts Are Real
14 Jun 2018, 11:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Of all the things you expect when watching a video of your son on your phone, last is seeing a ghost looking in on him. That’s what one mother from Devon saw, as she was watching a clip of her son learning how to ride a bike. Louise Lento...
Just a Workout: Woman Pulls 22-Ton Tram with 50 People Inside
14 Jun 2018, 10:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For some people, heavy cars, trucks and trams are just a means to get a good workout. Remember this the next time you’re having trouble getting out of bed to head to the gym: one woman effortlessly pulled a packed tram the other day. Her n...
Learner Drivers More Likely to Pass Driving Test if Dad Teaches Them
14 Jun 2018, 09:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Before you decide that your kid needs driving lessons with a professional instructor, consider this: they’re more likely to pass their first test if you teach them, says a new study. Conducted by dash cam company Nextbase, the new and alb...
Lil Scrappy Explains Violent Car Crash: No Drugs, Just Exhaustion
14 Jun 2018, 09:23 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Rapper and music producer Lil Scrappy is facing months-long of therapy for his broken foot and an extended recovery from the other injuries he sustained in a violent car crash at the beginning of the month. With video of the incident out online...
Tourist Rescues Driver in Car Dangling from Santa Monica Parking Structure
14 Jun 2018, 09:05 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / We’re used to seeing stuff like this in action movies, but the people of Santa Monica rarely see an incident as spectacular as this in real life: a car was left dangling from the 4th story of a parking structure and a tourist rushed to save t...
Woman Gets Head Stuck in Truck’s Exhaust Pipe at Minnesota Music Festival
14 Jun 2018, 08:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Things not to do at a music festival (or any other festival, for that matter): 1. put your head in a large truck’s exhaust pipe, regardless of how many drinks you’ve had and how funny you think that would be. One 19-year-old woman f...
Donald Trump Will “Straighten Out” German Car Imports
13 Jun 2018, 13:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The President of the United States Donald Trump is continuing his more or less veiled threats to keep German car imports on the other side of U.S. borders. After a very tense G7 Summit, where he reportedly told French President Macron that he w...
Unsurprisingly, Domino’s Pizza Is Very Bad at Paving Potholes
13 Jun 2018, 13:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The other day, Domino’s Pizza announced that it would continue its Paving for Pizza campaign and thus pave more potholes across the US, to make sure customers’ pizza experience wasn’t ruined by a bad road. Though no one doubte...
Kim Jong-un Narrowly Avoided Death by Donald Trump’s Poisoned Pen
13 Jun 2018, 12:25 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As historic and important the Singapore summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un might have been, it wasn’t without a fair share of head-scratching moments. Take, for instance, the incredible pen-swap...
Carmakers Urged to Stop Claiming Vehicles Are “Autonomous,” “Self-Driving”
13 Jun 2018, 12:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Carmakers are overselling the capabilities of their vehicles and it results in many crashes that could easily be avoided, Thatcham Research and the ABI (Association of British Insurers) highlights in a new report. In other words, by using terms...
CCTV Video from Dorset Level Crossing Warns Against Ignoring the Barrier
13 Jun 2018, 11:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Whenever you feel too pressed for time at a level crossing and consider dashing through before the barrier closes, think of your safety first. Is risking your life worth the few seconds you save by ignoring the warning lights and alarm? The answ...
Airport-Style Scanner Used in Britain’s Toughest Prison to Fight Drug Smuggling
13 Jun 2018, 11:09 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / One of the only 3 high-security prisons in England and Wales, HMP Belmarsh, is using technology to fight the wave of crime and drug use among inmates – specifically, an airport-style scanner. That drugs, weapons and mobile phones find thei...
9-Story Vending Machine for Cars Opens in Arizona
13 Jun 2018, 09:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Carvana first made headlines a few years ago, when it announced plans to set up vending machines for cars throughout the US. They dubbed it an honest effort towards making the process of buying used cars “more fun” because it would elim...
Sioux Falls Councilor Seeks to Penalize Drivers Leaving Guns in Unlocked Cars
13 Jun 2018, 09:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you live in Sioux Falls and you own a gun, you’d better keep it locked away and out of sight. Councilor Pat Starr is looking to penalize gun owners who leave their weapons in their unlocked cars, because it offers thieves the occasion and ...
Shocking Florida Turnpike Crash Caught on Video: Always Wear a Seatbelt
12 Jun 2018, 13:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Footage caught by surveillance cameras on the Florida Turnpike has been released online, and it’s being used as a warning to all those who might think the use of a seatbelt is optional. It is not. Always wear a seatbelt when you’re i...
Indian Police to Conduct X-Ray on Pakistani Spy Pigeon
12 Jun 2018, 12:58 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Indian police know that criminals show no shortage of imagination when it comes to new ways to break the law. So when a pigeon flew from Pakistan and landed all the way across the international border, they immediately noticed a suspect. A pote...
37 Children Die in Hot Cars in the U.S. Each Year, Report Says
12 Jun 2018, 12:29 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Despite repeated public service announcements and the media frenzy that goes with another story of a child dying after being left in a hot car, the number of incidents remains high, the National Safety Council says. The non-profit organization ...
Inside Donald Trump’s Presidential Limousine, The Beast
12 Jun 2018, 11:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Donald Trump made history when he finally carried out his promise to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and try and get him to drop nuclear weapons. He may have also made history as being the first US President to ever allow another diplomat...
UK Moped Thief Boasts of Making £1,500 a Day: Police Can’t Stop Us
12 Jun 2018, 11:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / London is gripped by another wave of moped crime, including stabbings, theft, assault and murder. As police strive to come up with new ways to stop the criminals from preying on innocent pedestrians and motorists, one reformed moped thief boasts th...