Marine electrification specialist Voltari continues to deliver some of the sleekest and best-performing electric boats on the market today. The company's latest market entry is the Patrol 26 RIB, a carbon fiber electric boat with military-grade specs designed for security and government operations.
Voltari Electric was founded in Canada in 2021 after acquiring LTS Marine - a designer and manufacturer of turn-key electric boat systems, and Carbon Marine, an advanced marine carbon fiber laminate specialist led by current company CEO Cam Heaps.
From that point, Voltari quickly got to work implementing technologies from both acquired companies to deliver its flagship all-electric performance boat, the Voltari 260.
We saw a couple of the Volatari 260s up close during the 2023 Miami Boat Show and spoke with Heaps directly as he walked us around the vessels. The company's all-electric speed boats are some of the coolest-looking in a growing segment of sustainable marine mobility and have the performance to back them.
To demonstrate the boat's capabilities, Heaps took a Voltari 260 91 miles from Key Largo, Florida, to Bimini, Bahamas on a single charge. The company has since followed up with a superyacht RIB tender called the TT26, and a new electric patrol boat called the Voltari Patrol 26 RIB.
The Voltari Patrol 26 RIB is hydrodynamic and intimidating, as it should be. The all-electric patrol boat was designed with military, government, and other security applications in mind and can handle rough waters at high speeds.
The boat features a 24-degree deadrise deep-vee RIB hull built entirely from carbon fiber and Shockwave suspension seating to protect passengers. The result is an all-electric patrol boat that can reach speeds of 50+ mph under almost any open water conditions, including heavy chop.
The Voltari Patrol 26 is propelled by a Konrad trimmable outdrive with contra-rotating propellers. The patrol boat's 740 horsepower and 1,007 lb-ft torque combine with a dual-prop contra-rotating military-spec drive to go and do so quickly. Per Voltari, "the 2024 Patrol 26 RIB will out-accelerate, out-sprint and out-perform any ICE vessel in its class of similar size/shape and horsepower."
The dual-prop drive provides 550 kW of peak power and 425 kW of continuous power and can navigate and secure waters for up to 100 miles at idle speeds (or 30 miles at a cruising speed of 25 mph).
In addition to the standard T-Top configuration, Voltari offers an optional Pilot House upgrade that gives passengers (up to four in the cabin) additional protection against the elements. The cabin also features climate control with heating and air conditioning.
The company shared that its electric patrol boats, which start at $557,000, are already being used by the US Department of Defense, Navy, and Coast Guard.