As of now electric motorcycles are primarily urban and suburban putt-around bikes. They certainly are not touring bikes in any sensible meaning of the word. The series Long Way Up is tantalizing when they can get 160 miles on a charge part of the time and 70 miles on a charge under other conditions. Even then they had to precede the ride with the installation of 150 charging stations and supplement that with some good old fashioned extension cords.
Some day they will get the combinations of battery mass, weight, electric motor power, and battery composition to make reasonable travel on an electric motorcycle feasible. But as of now nobody is selling an electric motorcycle that I can reliably ride to town and back. They will, some day, probably sooner than I think.
IF I wanted to spend 20-30K The prospect of a 50-100 mile joyride a la electric is appealing. Also- I live in town, so its a short ride as far as that goes. When I worked, it was a 27 mile commute- totally doable- I know we BMWers are oriented, generally, to distance and touring- but put on your Sunday go for a short spin while wifey is at church hat or your 30 mile commute hat and your objections melt away-LOL As a multi-bike owner, I'd add electric to the stable-even now-for the thrill-not the carbon...ditto Tesla. I agree 100 % that it's not a good choice for ones only ride.