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Dustin ’ s incredible win also included the UTV overall win and UTV Turbo Pro class win , marking a successful racing debut for the Can-Am Maverick R platform .
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Volcon begins low volume production of its Stag UTV

Can-Am ’ s Dustin Jones brings home gold at Silver State 300

Can-Am announced that factory racer Dustin Jones made racing history at the recent Silver State 300 Best In The Desert race , driving the all-new Can-Am Maverick R . For the first time ever , a UTV has won a desert racing overall , beating every other vehicle on the course .
Dustin ’ s incredible win also included the UTV overall win and UTV Turbo Pro class win , marking a successful racing debut for the Can-Am Maverick R platform . Can-Am racers swept the podium in the UTV overall and the UTV Turbo Pro class , Vito Ranuio clinching second in his Maverick X3 , with Phil Blurton in tow in his new Maverick R , who finished third .
The Can-Am Maverick R and Maverick X3 platforms earned two wins and six podiums in their respective classes , occupying seven of the top−10 overall positions as well . “ I ’ ve had so much success in the Can-Am Maverick
X3 platform over the last several years , so it means a lot to me that Can-Am has allowed me to be one of two racers to have the opportunity to debut the all-new Maverick R to the racing world . Our Maverick R handled flawlessly . From the start to the finish , we put this vehicle to the test and it passed with flying colors ,” said Dustin Jones , Can-Am Factory Racer . “ I ’ m really pumped to be able to line up with the Maverick R at some more big races to finish off the year .”
The 285−mile point-to-point race course saw racers start and finish just outside of Alamo , NV , traversing across the desert countryside of Lincoln County . The highly contested UTV Turbo Pro class was bound to be action packed with names like Phil Blurton , Dustin Jones , and Vito Ranuio among many others lining up to compete for the win .
Volcon announced that it has entered low-volume production and is conducting production validation testing for its flagship product , the Stag UTV . The company ’ s manufacturer , GLV Ventures , is currently building production validation units of the Stag LTD , one of four trim levels being offered . Early production units are being put through the last phase of testing
Volcon shares that it will begin Stag shipments to dealers in the fourth quarter of this year . Photo courtesy of Volcon with compliance testing already complete , marking a major milestone for the electric off-road manufacturer .
“ We believe Volcon , unlike several of its peers and early stage competitors in the EV space , is accomplishing what many could not ; the successful design , prototyping , and production of a new fully-electric entrant into a mature market . We are very excited to be nearing the final weeks of a years-long vehicle program , and I couldn ’ t be more proud of the team that has brought us to this point ,” says Jordan Davis , CEO of Volcon . “ Our move into low volume production marks a historic milestone for us , and we are looking forward to the coming ramp up and scale of our UTV business segment .”
The company said it would begin production by October of 2023 , and begin shipments in the fourth quarter of this year . The company plans on making initial shipments of approved production units to the U . S . Army Corps of Engineers as part of its recent collaborative research and development agreement .

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