Found this online a few minutes ago. Link here...http://www.ocregister.com/articles/harley-622608-electric-livewire.html
Well from my experience reading Susan Carpenter articles is she doesn't always have the facts straight. So I'm gonna wait for official specs from H-D.
The range could be hwy miles, the charge time at a L2 could mean around 10kWh battery capacity, and it seems that most electric drivetrains have more torque then bhp. Which I'm sure is by design and one good reason for going electric vs. gas.
Of course we love to speculate 
Article is either gone now or behind a paywall.
I remember some of her articles for LATimes about the Empulse. Funny in retrospect. But I assume those came off a press sheet, and it was published early.
Agree, I think 9-10 kWh battery capacity is right.
With a relatively short range, there's no need for huge top speed. This bike probably weighs about 500 pounds (since Harley), but it's geared short enough that it should haul ass. That range sure is disappointing though, even if it's highway. 53 miles highway, 100 miles city? Still, it'd be fine as a commuter bike.
52 ft-lb = 70 Nm. 70 Nm at 8000 RPM is 59 kW, or 79 hp .. so it has only fallen off slightly in torque by the peak power point. Very linear.
Very much in the Empulse / Zero category of bikes, as opposed to say Lightning / Mission / Brutus. I expect it'll be quicker than the Empulse, on par with the Zero SR.
