Complex sentence: In 1887 Jacob Lohner's son Ludwig Lohner (1858--1925) took over the company; he decided that self powered cars were the future, initially working with Béla Egger, and in 1898 hiring Ferdinand Porsche (from Béla Egger's electricity company).
Split into simpler sentences: In 1887 Jacob Lohner's son Ludwig Lohner (1858--1925) took over the company. He decided that self-powered cars were the future, initially working with Béla Egger, and in 1898 hiring Ferdinand Porsche (from Béla Egger's electricity company).