George, that is indeed the area; mostly in the Kentlands vicinity. The only drawback to this is that it is not waterproof; the electronics aren't protected from the elements.
My husband is currently in the process of designing and building Version 2; its frame will be welded steel or, maybe, aluminum. Yes, it creaks horribly, but it's a sturdy little beast!
Here's a second video, showing the side view:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDN4DvuvEHk

Maximum speed is over 30mph but when you get it that high it tends to be a little "squirrely"; it's happy cruising along at 25 (it even has cruise control!). The motor is 80+% efficient; because it's a hub motor, it's direct drive, so you don't lose anything to a gear. It is designed to seat two but only has one seat at the moment. It can be pedaled, so it qualifies as a bicycle for road rules and can be ridden anywhere a bike is allowed.
He built it from plans he got at www.electricrider.com.

My husband built a pedal/electric hybrid 4-wheeler last summer. With the current gas prices, it's now our "errand car" -- we use it for one-person errands within a 10 mile radius. It gets a lot of interesting looks! Here's a link to a YouTube video showing the car in action:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__-8Bi76AMQ

For the past five or so years, we did a full-scale haunt at our house in Maryland. My husband built several pneumatic and static pieces for the event, including a ghoul that jumped out of a trash can. We only opened the haunt on Halloween, for trick or treaters. At the last haunt, we had about 700 people come through in about three hours. It was a hoot!!
Here's a link to the 2004 pictures:
http://www.sissonfamily.com/halloween2004/index.htm
--Welmoed

Rats; YouTube pulled the video! I managed to see it, though, and it truly is astonishing work. I'd love to see the engineering drawings for those clothes -- especially the morphing hat that goes from a wide-brimmed spectator hat to a skull-hugging cloche!