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The Hunstable Electric Turbine can produce up to three times the torque of any other motor.   In the past two years, companies have promised electric motors producing far more torque density, measured in kilowatts per kilogram. Avid said its Evo Axial Flux...

With the electric vehicle (EV) market heating up and due to become ever hotter, there’s a lot of focus on the key components that go into this major evolution of transportation technologies. Batteries get all the headlines, but just as important - maybe...

by: Melissa Repko Fort Worth-based Linear Labs wants to put its electric motors into everything from scooters to air conditioners — and it wants to make them in North Texas. The startup opened a new lab and headquarters earlier this year, and it has signed deals with...

by: Dan Carney Remember Astronaut Farmer? It was a 2006 Billy Bob Thornton film with the preposterous premise that a retired astronaut Texas rancher could assemble an Atlas rocket from spare parts and launch himself into space. There is something almost as absurd...

By Phil Oakley A Texan engineering company claims to have increased electric motor torque performance by five-fold. Linear Labs’ Hunstable Electric Turbine (HET) also claims to be smaller and lighter than traditional electric motors and able to generate three times...

By Brad Hunstable Shared electric scooters and bikes seem to have popped up overnight in cities throughout the world. E-scooter brands, such as Bird and Lime, are now known from Paris to Los Angeles. They have become an easy and affordable way for people to get...

According to the statement of Fred and Brad Hunstable – the founders of the company – with the same size, the same weight, the same volume and the same amount of energy supplied to the engine, their device will produce two to three times more torque than any electric...

Linear Labs was founded as a father-son team based in Ft. Worth, Texas six years ago. Prior to that, father Fred Hunstable designed electrical systems for nuclear power stations for companies like Ebasco and Walker Engineering before the U.S. put the kibosh on atomic...

By Jeff Bounds The inaugural Venture Dallas conference this week was about connecting entrepreneurs with investors. But, the 300-plus attendees were also treated to possible answers to an overarching question: What industry will become synonymous with North Texas? “We...

Linear Labs announced the launch Sept. 9 of the newest iteration of the company’s patented high-torque HET motor, created specifically for micromobility uses, including in the growing e-scooters market. When tested, the HET provided 123 percent more torque compared to...

By Lance Murray Smart electric motor maker Linear Labs has launched the newest iteration of its patented high-torque Hunstable Electric Turbine (HET) motor—this one created specifically for micromobility uses, such as e-scooters. Fort Worth-based Linear Labs is known...

Fort Worth, Texas – Linear Labs’ high-torque HET motor was created specifically for micromobility uses, including the growing e-scooters market. When tested, the HET provided 123% more torque compared to the Segway Ninebot ES4 motor, an industry-standard competitor....