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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.
World's First 5G-Enabled e-Bike Is Designed for Rider Safety, and It's a Complete Mystery
World's First 5G-Enabled e-Bike Is Designed for Rider Safety, and It's a Complete Mystery

28 Feb 2024, 12:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Traffic safety is not a competition, but if it were, cyclists would probably not win it. They might stand a chance if the Orbic 5G e-Bike makes it to production, though. Orbic is a U.S. company specializing in connectivity options – an &qu...

 
Tom Cruise Can Do Anything He Sets His Mind to, Except Open a Veyron Door or Own a Bugatti
Tom Cruise Can Do Anything He Sets His Mind to, Except Open a Veyron Door or Own a Bugatti

28 Feb 2024, 06:48 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tom Cruise might not be an agreeable human being to spend time with in a personal capacity, but as an entertainer, few others can hold a candle to him. He is, without a doubt, the last standing movie action star, and he's pushing himself to li...

 
The Pisgah Tiny Home Puts a Porch Smack in the Middle of the House
The Pisgah Tiny Home Puts a Porch Smack in the Middle of the House

28 Feb 2024, 05:34 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bigger doesn't mean better, unless we're talking about tiny houses, where space is at a premium and ultimately translates into a more comfortable transition to a downsized lifestyle. And no one does bigger – or better – than t...

 
One Dad Built This Super-Realistic Boeing 737-800 Flight Simulator in His Garage
One Dad Built This Super-Realistic Boeing 737-800 Flight Simulator in His Garage

27 Feb 2024, 12:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / When the rest of the world was making sourdough bread, cleaning up the house, or ordering a new bunker in the spring of 2020 when the lockdowns began, this dad started building a flight simulator in his home garage. As one does. That last part i...

 
This Is the 1968 Kershaw Kruise-Aire, an RV and Mobile Office Like No Other
This Is the 1968 Kershaw Kruise-Aire, an RV and Mobile Office Like No Other

27 Feb 2024, 07:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Like all responsible grownups, Royce Kershaw Sr. wanted to treat his family only to the best of everything. Unlike most adults, though, he was in a position to give them just that: he was a very successful businessman and, to boot, he was an invent...

 
This Brand-New Bugatti Veyron Got Simon Cowell Banned by Bugatti
This Brand-New Bugatti Veyron Got Simon Cowell Banned by Bugatti

26 Feb 2024, 12:38 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / As automotive urban legends go, this is neither the strangest nor the most surprising, if it were true. In 2014, Bugatti banned multimedia kingpin Simon Cowell from ever buying a Bugatti again. The reason for the supposed ban is the 2008 Bugatti...

 
Brad Pitt Ditches His Bike, Opts for a Porsche Taycan on Los Angeles Outing
Brad Pitt Ditches His Bike, Opts for a Porsche Taycan on Los Angeles Outing

26 Feb 2024, 11:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In his almost four decades in the industry, a big chunk of which he spent as one of the biggest stars in the world, Brad Pitt has learned the power of discretion. So, when he doesn't want to be seen, he's able to become invisible. We d...

 
Six Gold-Plated Harley-Davidsons Crushed by Police in Unprecedented Move
Six Gold-Plated Harley-Davidsons Crushed by Police in Unprecedented Move

26 Feb 2024, 09:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / "Crime doesn't pay" is something you hear the good, idealist cop say in TV shows or tear-jerking Hollywood productions. But it's also a message the New Zealand Police is looking to make crystal clear following the 2019 success o...

 
The Nest Treehouse Is How You Successfully Camouflage a Tiny House
The Nest Treehouse Is How You Successfully Camouflage a Tiny House

26 Feb 2024, 08:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / In many ways, 2020 was a watershed moment for humanity. This was one of the most difficult years in modern history, both economically and socially, but it was also the year when modern man's priorities shifted permanently. The trend of down...

 
'86 Scania Is Living Its Best Life as a DIY Housetruck
'86 Scania Is Living Its Best Life as a DIY Housetruck

25 Feb 2024, 08:52 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / If you want something done, you'd better see to it yourself. This is something you invariably hear in mobster flicks, but recent years have shown applicability extends to real life with the downsizing, digital nomad crowd. Alternative housi...

 
SaltSaun Is the Fanciest Use of a Bend Teardrop Trailer, Even Has an Off-Grid Version
SaltSaun Is the Fanciest Use of a Bend Teardrop Trailer, Even Has an Off-Grid Version

25 Feb 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A teardrop trailer can be the perfect towable for weekend warriors or experienced overlanders who don't mind sacrificing some comfort and space for extra mobility. So, if you can take the creature comforts of your home with you on your outings...

 
Wayne Residence Is a Heritage Mansion With a Very Glamorous Secret: A Batcave Garage
Wayne Residence Is a Heritage Mansion With a Very Glamorous Secret: A Batcave Garage

25 Feb 2024, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / You've got to hand it to billionaires: when it comes to making an impression, they have the resources and the connections to pull it through. If that billionaire is pharmaceuticals boss Dennis Bastas, who once boasted of not having made a bad ...

 
Billionaires Going All In on Bunkers and Bombproof Homes, Not Just Old Cars and Planes
Billionaires Going All In on Bunkers and Bombproof Homes, Not Just Old Cars and Planes

24 Feb 2024, 02:00 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's human nature to want to take care of yourself and those you cherish most in a worst-case scenario, but it's the privilege of the rich to be able to do so in ways that put any big-budget Hollywood production to shame. We'll ca...

 
Campboks All-In-One Module Instantly Turns Any Van Into a Complete Home on Wheels
Campboks All-In-One Module Instantly Turns Any Van Into a Complete Home on Wheels

24 Feb 2024, 01:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / It's hard to define in concrete terms the exact ingredients that make up "vanlife," but if you ask one young Austrian startup, they'd say that the list has to include the ability to live on the road while retaining the full func...

 
A Different Kind of Mobile Home: The Lighthouse Rotates 360 Degrees for Changing Views
A Different Kind of Mobile Home: The Lighthouse Rotates 360 Degrees for Changing Views

23 Feb 2024, 07:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / There are mobile homes, and then there's The Lighthouse, still mobile but putting a different spin (ha!) on the whole concept of mobility. The Lighthouse is the first rotating home in New Zealand and quite possibly the only one of its kind in ...

 
Twitter Staff Tracked Elon Musk's Flight Data to See When He'd Be in the Office
Twitter Staff Tracked Elon Musk's Flight Data to See When He'd Be in the Office

22 Feb 2024, 12:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Grab your reading glasses and head for the comfiest seat in the house, there's a new book on Elon Musk coming out. It tries to offer an objective, well-documented view into Musk's controversial acquisition of Twitter (now X) but, as is to...

 
Here's the Finished Neptune Excelsior Capsule That Will Be Taking You to Space
Here's the Finished Neptune Excelsior Capsule That Will Be Taking You to Space

22 Feb 2024, 11:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Space tourism is still a remote dream, but at least humanity is getting closer to it. Space Perspective, the spaceflight company that plans to take tourists to space in a pressurized capsule pulled by a balloon, has just unveiled their finished tes...

 
This Tiny Is Going for the Ideal Family Mobile Home With Big Bedrooms and Plenty of Space
This Tiny Is Going for the Ideal Family Mobile Home With Big Bedrooms and Plenty of Space

22 Feb 2024, 07:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Bridging the gap between tiny mobile houses and brick-and-mortar homes, park model tinies bundle the best of both forms of housing in a package that seemingly involves making as few compromises as possible. But don't take our word for it, beca...

 
Drew Barrymore Gets a Birthday Ride in the Iconic Wienermobile
Drew Barrymore Gets a Birthday Ride in the Iconic Wienermobile

21 Feb 2024, 13:11 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Few other vehicles are as recognizable and well-met as Oscar Mayer's Wienermobile, one of the few surviving promotional vehicles in the U.S. and an icon in its own right. Drew Barrymore just became the best-dressed person ever to hitch a ride ...

 
Kim Kardashian Is the "Cool Carpool Mom" With Her New Tesla Cybertruck
Kim Kardashian Is the "Cool Carpool Mom" With Her New Tesla Cybertruck

21 Feb 2024, 12:36 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The entire Kardashian/Jenner billion-dollar business empire is built on a very specific brand of exhibitionism, where even the most private details are shown on camera and dissected for the general public. So, hearing that Kim Kardashian is playing...

 

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