Hybrid Electric Bike, a bike created by Michael Brown can speed up to 34+ MPH. It is powered by a $150 dollar German-made brushless 400-watt electric motor in the hub of the front-wheel and two light-weight nickel-metal batteries. Wires from the battery pack to the motor run neatly along the mainframe and the throttle is much like a motorcycle. Brown spends $1,300 to build the bike from scratch. Video…

[via Techeblog]