Rednax@kbin.socialtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Lightyear, the Dutch solar car maker goes back in business after restructuring caused by bankruptcy
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1 year agoAbout 80% of all effort for the Lightyear cars is in efficiency.
You have the obvious, like weight and aerodynamics. But also things like in-wheel motors, which are much more efficient than normal electrical engines, since there are almost no mechanical losses. Or the rear-view camera’s, which save a lot of energy on air-resistance.
An important point of this deal, is that Germany can now collect taxes on profits made elsewhere. If Poland collects 10% tax, then Germany can collect the remaining 5%.
This means that governments aren’t competing for businesses anymore. Instead they are fighting amongst each other to figure out who is allowed which share of the newly found bounty.