Like it or not, electric IS the future. We all laughed at the early electric cars that came out, Hell we even laughed at the first water cooled motorcycles came out. But now days you can't drive across the state without seeing some type of electric vehicle or water cooled motorcycle.
I applaud HD for taking this bold step into the future. Hopefully they won't kill it like they did the V-Rod. Personally I don't think the V-Rod is gone forever. Hopefully they can repackage it into a touring frame and bring it back out in 4 or 5 years. That was my only complaint about it, no upright seating, no large bags, tour pack, fairing and floorboards. All that stuff had to come aftermarket.