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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549 

FORM 10-K10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022

OR

For the transition period from ________ to__________

Commission file number: 001-40867

Volcon, Inc.

(Exact Namename of Registrantregistrant as Specifiedspecified in Its Charter)its charter)

(512) 400-4271

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐   No ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐  No ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

As of March 3,13, 2023, there were 24,613,23424,615,119 outstanding shares of our common stock. The aggregate market value of shares of common stock held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2022 was $31,722,297based on the closing sale price as reported by the NASDAQ Stock Market.Market

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Portions of theNone.

The registrant’s proxy statement related to its 2023 Annual Stockholders’ Meeting to be filed subsequently are incorporated by reference into Part II of this Form 10-K. Except as expressly incorporated by reference, the registrant’s proxy statement shall not be deemed to be part of this report.auditor is MaloneBailey, LLP, Houston, TX (PCAOB ID 206)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

All references to “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” and “Volcon” refer to Volcon, Inc., and the terms “Board of Directors” and “Board” refers to the Board of Directors of the Company.

This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 originally filed on March 6, 2023 (the “Original Filing”) by Volcon, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) this Amendment also contains new certifications by the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Accordingly, Item 15(a)(3) of Part IV is amended to include the currently dated certifications as exhibits. Because no financial statements have been included in this Amendment and this Amendment does not contain or amend any disclosure with respect to Items 307 and 308 of Regulation S-K, paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 of the certifications have been omitted.

Except as described above or as expressly noted in this Amendment, no other changes have been made to the Original Filing. The Original Filing continues to speak as of the date of the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the Original Filing.

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Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking StatementsPART III

This Form 10-K, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by our company, contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions.ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

In addition, from time to time, we or our representatives may make forward-looking statements orally or in writing. We base these forward-looking statements on our expectations and projections about future events, which we derive from the information currently available to us. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or our future performance, including: our financial performance and projections; our growth in revenue and earnings; and our business prospects and opportunities. You can identify forward-looking statements by those that are not historical in nature, particularly those that use terminology such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projected,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “hopes” or the negativeOur Board of these or similar terms. In evaluating these forward-looking statements, you should consider various factors, including: our ability to change the direction of the Company; our ability to keep pace with new technology and changing market needs; and the competitive environment of our business. These and other factors may cause our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement. Forward-looking statements are only predictions. The forward-looking events discussed in this document and other statements made from time to time by us or our representatives, may not occur, and actual events and results may differ materially and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us. We are not obligated to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this document and other statements made from time to time by us or our representatives might not occur.Directors

While we believe we have identified material risks, these risks and uncertainties are not exhaustive. Other sectionsThe following sets forth certain information, as of this Form 10-K describe additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.

Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. We are under no duty to update any of these forward-looking statements after the date of this Form 10-K to conformAmendment, about each member of our prior statements to actual resultsBoard, including an account of their specific business experience; the names of publicly held and certain other corporations of which they also are, or revised expectations, and we do not intend to do so.

have been within the past five (5) years, directors.

Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:

PART I

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Overview

We are an all-electric, off-road powersports vehicle company developing and building electric motorcycles and four-wheel utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), also known as side-by-sides, along with a complete line of upgrades and accessories. In October 2020, we began building and testing prototypes for our future offerings with two off-road motorcycles – the Grunt and the Runt. Our motorcycles feature unique frame designs protected by design patents. Additional utility and design patents have been filed for other aspects of Volcon’s vehicles.

We initially began to sell and distribute the Grunt and related accessories in the U.S. on a direct-to-consumer sales platform. We terminated our direct-to-consumer sales platform in November 2021. Prior to the termination of our direct-to-consumer sales platform, U.S. customers made deposits for 360 Grunts (net of cancellations) and five Runts, plus accessories and a delivery fee representing total deposits of $2.2 million. These orders were cancelable by the customer until the vehicle was delivered and after a 14-day acceptance period, therefore the deposits were recorded as deferred revenue. As of June 30, 2022, we had completed shipping of all Grunts sold through our direct-to-consumer sales platform. Due to delays in developing the Runt, we refunded the deposits made for all Runts.

Beginning in November 2021, we began negotiating dealership agreements with powersports dealers to display and sell our vehicles and accessories. Customers can now, or will soon be able to, buy our vehicles and accessories directly from a local dealership. Some of these dealers will also provide warranty and repair services to customers. Through December 31, 2022, we have entered into 151 dealership agreements. We also expect to be able to offer the dealers a financing option, or “floor plan” to make larger purchases of our vehicles but we do not currently have this financing option available. We have agreements with third-party financing companies to provide financing to qualified customers of each dealer. There is no recourse to the Company or the dealer if the dealer’s customer defaults on the financing agreement with this third-party.

As of December 31 , 2022, we have signed agreements with five importers in Latin America and one importer for the Caribbean Region, collectively referred to herein as the LATAM importers to sell our vehicles and accessories in their assigned countries/markets. In June 2022 we signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Torrot Electric Europa S.A., referred to herein as Torrot, to distribute their electric motorcycles for youth riders in Latin America. We will use our LATAM importers to sell Torrot’s products in Latin America.

In October 2022, we signed an expanded agreement with Torrot to also be the exclusive distributor of Torrot and Volcon co-branded youth electric motorcycles in the United States as well as Latin America. This agreement supersedes the original Torrot agreement and once all Torrot branded inventory is sold, we will no longer distribute Torrot branded motorcycles. Finally, in December 2022 we signed an expanded agreement with Torrot to be the exclusive distributor of Volcon co-branded youth electric motorcycles in Canada.

We expect to expand our global sales of our vehicles and accessories beyond our current LATAM importer base. We expect to sign more LATAM importers in 2023 and expect to begin selling in Canada, Europe and Australia in 2023. We expect export sales to be executed with individual importers in each country that buy a container of vehicles. Each importer will sell vehicles and accessories to local dealers or directly to customers. Local dealers will provide warranty and repair services for vehicles purchased in their country.

In July 2022, we expanded our offerings with the introduction of the first of our Volcon UTV models, the Stag, which we anticipate will be available for delivery to customers possibly in the first half of 2023, followed by additional models of the Stag expected in 2024 and 2025, and the introduction of a higher performance, longer range UTV (to be named) which timing for release is yet to be determined. The Stag will be manufactured by a third-party and incorporate electrification units, which include batteries, drive units and control modules provided by General Motors. Beginning in June 2022 we have taken non-binding pre-production orders which are cancelable prior to delivery.

Through August 2022 we assembled the Grunt in a leased production facility in Round Rock, Texas. In August 2022, we announced that we will outsource the manufacturing of the Grunt to a third-party manufacturer, which we anticipate will reduce costs and improve profitability on the Grunt. We began receiving Grunts from this manufacturer in January 2023. We also outsourced the manufacturing of the 2023 Grunt EVO to the same third-party manufacturer. The 2023 Grunt EVO will replace the Grunt and has a belt drive rather than a chain drive as well as an updated rear suspension and new, more ergonomic seat. We received prototypes of the Grunt EVO from the manufacturer in the first quarter of 2023 and expect to begin selling the Grunt EVO in the second quarter of 2023.

In September 2022, we reduced our headcount in our product development and administration departments as we outsourced the design and development of certain components of our vehicle development. We also hired our Chief Marketing Officer and expect to hire additional sales and marketing employees and increase marketing activities to further support our brand and products.

We began taking pre-orders for a Class 2 eBike, the Brat, in September 2022 and shipments to customers began in the fourth quarter of 2022. In February 2023, we began selling the Brat directly to consumers through our website. The Brat is being manufactured by a third-party.

In November 2022, we finalized an agreement for a third-party to manufacture the Runt. We received prototypes of the Runt in the first quarter of 2023 and expect to begin sales in the second quarter of 2023.

The estimated fulfillment of all orders we have received to date assumes that our third-party manufacturers can successfully meet our order quantities and deadlines. If they are unable to satisfy orders on a timely basis, our customers may cancel their orders.

John Kim		Mr. Kim joined our Board in July 2021. Mr. Kim is a serial entrepreneur and product designer and is currently a private investor. Mr. Kim was the Chief Executive Officer and founder of Super73 Inc, one of the world’s leading electric bicycle companies from 2012 until 2019. In 2003, Mr. Kim founded U-Life, an internet enabled home appliance company in South Korea, which was acquired by LG in 2006. Before his career as an entrepreneur, Mr. Kim was the principal designer for Yahoo Search, a car designer at Honda, and a former U.S. Army paratrooper. Mr. Kim received a Master’s degree in Design from Stanford University in 2001. We believe that Mr. Kim’s experience in the electric bicycle industry and his extensive product design experience provide him with the qualifications to serve as a director.
Age: 52
Director Since: 2021
Committees: ·   Audit ·   Compensation ·   Nominating and Governance

Our Industry

The powersports industry is made up of on-road and off-road motorcycles, scooters, ATVs (all-terrain vehicles), UTVs, PWC (personal watercraft) and snowmobiles.

Christian Okonsky		Mr. Okonsky co-founded Volcon in 2020 and has served as our Chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”) and Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”) since inception. Mr. Okonsky also serves as the Managing Partner of Sustainability Initiatives, an early-stage accelerator founded in 2016. Mr. Okonsky founded AYRO, Inc. in May 2016, and served as its Chairman of the Board from inception to listing on NASDAQ in May 2020. From 2020 to present, he also served as managing Partner of Twisted USA, LLC, an electric vehicle company developing on/off road four wheel vehicles. Mr. Okonsky currently holds over two-dozen U.S. and foreign patents. From 1992 until 1998, Mr. Okonsky worked as an engineer for Dell in its notebook division. He is a graduate of Texas A&M with a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering. We believe Mr. Okonsky’s history with our company and background provide him with the qualifications to serve as a director.
Age: 58
Director Since: 2020
Committees: NoneThe ATV market, in which a single rider sits on top of a four-wheeled vehicle (as opposed to sitting inside a UTV), is not a market we currently intend to pursue but will continue to evaluate our lineup of vehicles in the future. We have also developed an electric bicycle, or eBike, the Brat, primarily designed for on-road use but can also be ridden off-road. While we are focusing solely on off-road for our motorcycles and UTVs, we are evaluating requirements in countries such as Canada, where our vehicles will need to be homologated for on-road and off-road use in order to sell them there. We are also considering homologation kits that customers could purchase to allow them to use our vehicles both on-road and off-road depending on federal, state and local government rules and regulations. Outdoor recreation is a major driver of the American economy. In 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, or the BEA, found that outdoor recreation drives $454 billion of the current-dollar gross domestic product for the U.S. The BEA noted that motorcycles and ATVs make up $8.1 billion of that total, which does not include UTVs.
Karin-Joyce (“KJ”) Tjon		Ms. Tjon joined our Board in August 2021. Ms. Tjon has over twenty-five years of executive experience at both public and private companies. Ms. Tjon currently serves on the Board of Directors of Nubia Brand International Corp. and Kaleyra, Inc.  Prior to Ms. Tjon’s retirement in 2020, from July 2018 until May 2020 she served as Chief Financial Officer for Alorica, Inc. a multi-billion dollar customer service provider with over 100,000 employees worldwide. From February 2017 until August 2017, Ms. Tjon was President and Chief Operating Officer for Scientific Games, Inc., responsible for their Gaming and Lottery divisions. From July 2014 until September 2016 Ms. Tjon served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Epiq Systems, Inc. Her responsibilities included all areas of international corporate finance as well as SAP support and risk management. From August 2011 to May 2014, Ms. Tjon served as Chief Financial Officer at Hawker Beechcraft, Inc. Earlier in her career, Ms. Tjon was a Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal where she worked on turnarounds as interim executive as well as supported various engagements for private equity clients. Ms. Tjon holds a Master of Business Administration from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business and a Bachelor’s degree in specialized studies in Organizational Behavior from Ohio University. We believe that Ms. Tjon’s public company experience as an executive officer and her extensive finance and business operations experience provides her with the qualifications to serve as a director.
Age: 61
Director Since: 2021
Committees: ·   Audit (Chair) ·   Compensation ·   Nominating and Governance (Chair)

According to Stratview Research – Powersports Market Research Report, the powersports industry grew by 10% in terms of units in 2020, its highest growth rate ever achieved. The long-term outlook for growth and demand for powersports, according to the report, especially off-road vehicles, or ORVs, and power watercraft, or PWCs is positive. The Stratview Research report estimates the powersports market to grow at a compound annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 5.7% during 2022 to 2027 to reach a value of

$47.9 billion by 2027.Executive Officers Who are Not Serving as Directors

According to a report by Allied Market Research,Below is information regarding each of our current executive officers who are not directors of the global ATVCompany, including their title, age and UTV market was valued at $7.6 billion in 2017, and is projected to reach $11.95 billion by 2027, registering a CAGRbrief biography describing each executive officer’s business experience. No executive officer has any family relationship with any other executive officer or any of 6.7% from 2020 to 2027.

According to Market Reports World, global off-road motorcycles market size is estimated to grow at CAGR of almost 8% with new vehicle sales of 124,950 units during the forecast period 2022 to 2027.

According to the PowerSports Business 2022 Market Data Book:our current directors.

While the post-COVID pandemic growth rates may not be this steep, and inflationary pressures and any possible recession may impact demand, we believe the new culture of escape and outdoor activities will continue to drive off-road powersports recreation. We believe there are very few all-electric off-road powersports companies, and traditional powersports companies have only recently started making electric products, so significant data on off-road electric vehicles does not exist yet.

Our ProductsCorporate Governance and Board Matters

We feature motorcycleare committed to sound corporate governance principles, which are essential to running our business efficiently and UTV products that are all-electric and primarily designed for off-road use. The off-road market is growing faster than on-road and on-road products require costly levels of certification, homologation and compliance with the Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and other government regulators. Formaintaining our motorcycles and UTVs, we are solely focusing on developing them for the off-road market. Due to these regulations, our motorcycles and UTVs are not legal for on-road use without homologation by customers who may be able to purchase parts or kits from other third-parties. All vehicles other than the Brat will come with a warning label stating “This vehicle is designed and manufactured for off-road use only. It does not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standards and operation on public streets, roads, or highways is illegal”, and therefore our vehicles cannot be legally registered for on-road use in any stateintegrity in the U.S and in many countries without the customer homologating the vehicle. In addition to powersports vehicles, we source, market and sell accessories and upgrades and continue to source new accessories and upgrades. These do or will feature parts designed to increase performance or appearance, in addition to practical add-ons to equip Volcon vehicles for hunters, anglers, ranchers and farmers.marketplace. Certain features of our corporate governance practices are provided below.

The Brat eBike isDirector Qualifications

We believe that our directors should have the highest professional and personal ethics and values. They should have broad experience at the policy-making level in business, banking, real estate or technology. They should be committed to enhancing stockholder value and should have sufficient time to carry out their duties and to provide insight and practical wisdom based on experience. Their service on boards of other companies should be limited to a Class 2 eBike designed for on-roadnumber that permits them, given their individual circumstances, to perform responsibly all director duties. Each director must represent the interests of all stockholders. When considering potential director candidates, our Board also considers the candidate’s character, judgment, diversity, skill set, specific business background and light off-road use.

global or international experience in the context of our needs and those of the Board.

The GruntInsider Trading Policy

Our first productBoard has adopted an Insider Trading Policy that applies to market,all of our directors and employees. The policy attempts to establish standards that will avoid even the Grunt, began shipping to customers inappearance of improper conduct on the third quarterpart of 2021. The Gruntinsiders. Our Insider Trading Policy is an electric off-road motorcycle with unique design features and capabilities.available on our website at www.volcon.com under “Investors—Governance—Governance Documents.”

The Grunt’s frame, low seat heightHedging and oversize tires are designed to make it look like the fat tire bikes of the 1970s and ‘80s. These unique elements of the Grunt are not just for styling, but we believe they help make it easier to ride as compared to other off-road motorcycles on the market. The low seat height and large tires are designed to make the Grunt stable at all speeds on all surfaces in the off-road environment. The electric drivetrain has no clutch and no gears, making it easy for almost any customer to operate.

Although the Grunt can be used as delivered, we have developed an app, which can be downloaded at no additional cost, that we believe will enhance the riding experience. The Grunt has a small, optional, dash with limited data; however, the rider can use their smartphones and the app (subject to the rider’s cellular connectivity) as a dashboard by mounting it on the handlebars. The app makes it easier for users to set ride modes, check battery status, and update the bike’s firmware.  In the future we plan to add a trip navigation feature to the app.

The Grunt is designed for family off-road adventures, work on the farm or fun transport around private land. Its range can be up to 35 miles (with an optional second battery that provides an additional 35 miles) in its “explore” mode setting and it can be completely charged in less than three hours from a standard wall outlet.Pledging Policy

We are designing an upgraded Grunt, the 2023 Grunt EVOdo not permit our directors and employees to replace the Grunt. The Grunt EVO will have a belt drive rather than a chain drive, an upgraded rear shockenter into hedging and rear suspension, and a new seat design and will be availablemonetization transactions or to engage in three different colors and have aftermarket accessories. We expect the Grunt EVO to be available beginningshort sale transactions in the first halfCompany’s securities. We believe that such transactions can mitigate or eliminate the economic risk of 2023.

The Runt

Inownership and disincentivize such individuals from seeking to improve the second quarter of 2023, the 2023 Volcon Runt LT is also expected to be available to the market. The Runt LT, which is a smaller version of the groundbreaking Grunt, is better suited for small statured riders, more compact propertiesCompany’s performance and, trails, or as a pit bike at race events, while still delivering robust off-road capabilities. Unlike the Grunt, the Runt LT will only have a display to show the rider certain aspects of the vehicle such as speed, battery charge and mode. The app will not be available in the initial version of the Runt LT, but could be developed for future models.

Like the Grunt, the Runt LT’s large tires and low-slung chassis will make it easier to ride than traditional off-road motorcycles. The Runt LT will have a range of up to 35 miles in its “explore” mode setting and charges in less than three hours from a standard wall outlet.

The Bratconsequently impair their alignment with our stockholders’ interests.

We began taking pre-orders foralso do not permit our directors and executive officers to enter into pledging arrangements involving their shares of our common stock. We believe such arrangements present a risk that the 2023 Volcon Brat eBikeindividual could be pressured or forced to sell our stock to meet loan requirements, which we believe would be inconsistent with our belief in September 2022aligning their interests with long-term stockholder interests, and shipments beganpotentially could cause us reputational harm and violate internal policies regarding transacting in the fourth quarterour stock when such person is aware of 2022. Similar to the lineup of Volcon motorcycles, the Brat has a low seat height, large tires, hydraulic front and rear disc brakes. The Brat is a Class 2 eBike capable of achieving 20 mph maximum speedmaterial nonpublic information or otherwise prohibited from throttle assistance. The Volcon app will also work with the Brat provided the rider has downloaded the app to their smartphone and has cellular connectivity.trading in our common stock.

Leadership Structure

Volcon KidsCurrently, the roles of the Chairman and CEO are filled by separate individuals. Since the Company began its operations in 2020, Mr. Okonsky has served as Chairman. Since August 23, 2021, Mr. Davis has served as our CEO.  

The Board believes that the separation of the offices of the Chairman and CEO is appropriate at this time because it allows our CEO to focus primarily on our business strategy, operations and corporate vision. The Board elects our Chairman and our CEO, and each of these positions may be held by the same person or by different people. Although our Board does not have a policy regarding the separation of the roles of CEO and Chairman, we believe it is important that the Board retain flexibility to determine whether these roles should be separate or combined based upon the Board’s assessment of the company’s needs and the Company’s leadership at a given point in time. The Board believes our company and our stockholders benefit from this flexibility, as our directors are well positioned to determine our leadership structure given their in-depth knowledge of our management team, our strategic goals, and the opportunities and challenges we face.

In October 2022, we signed an expanded agreement with Torrot to sell VolconWe believe that independent and Torrot co-branded youth electric motorcycles ineffective oversight of the United States as well as Latin AmericaCompany’s business and in December 2022 we signed an agreement to also include Canada.affairs is maintained through the composition of the Board, the leadership of our independent directors and Board committees and our governance structures and processes. The initial line upBoard consists of these motorcycles are designed for youth riders from ages 4 to 11. The Kids One is designed for youth riders from ages 4 to 6a majority of independent directors, and the Kids Two is designed for riders ages 7 to 11. We began selling these motorcycles in January 2023. In the second quarterBoard’s Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees are composed solely of 2023, we expect to launch a model designed for youth riders from ages 12 to 14.
independent directors.

The StagCode of Ethics

In July 2022, we publicly introducedWe have adopted a prototypewritten Code of Ethics that applies to our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. This code provides fundamental ethical principles to which these individuals are expected to adhere and operate as a tool to help our directors, officers and employees understand the Stag.high ethical standards required for employment by, or association with, our Company. A copy of our Code of Ethics is available on our website at www.volcon.com under “Investors—Governance—Governance Documents”. We began taking pre-production orders from dealers in June 2022expect that any amendments to our Code of Business Conduct and consumers in July 2022. The consumer pre-production ordersEthics, or any waivers of its requirements, will be transferreddisclosed on our website, as well as by any other means required by NASDAQ rules.

Risk Management and Oversight

Our Board oversees our risk management process, which is a company-wide approach to dealers located nearrisk management that is carried out by our management. Our full Board determines the consumer,appropriate risk for us generally, assesses the specific risks faced by us, and reviews the steps taken by management to manage those risks. While our full Board maintains the ultimate oversight responsibility for the risk management process, its committees oversee risk within their specific area of concern. Pursuant to our Board’s instruction, management regularly reports on applicable risks to the relevant committee or the full Board, as appropriate, with delivery to customers expected inadditional review or reporting on risks conducted as needed or as requested by our Board and its committees.

Stockholder Communications and Annual Meeting Attendance

Stockholders may communicate with our Board by contacting the first half of 2023. Pre-orders of the Stag are non-binding and cancelable prior to delivery. The StagCorporate Secretary, Volcon, Inc., 3121 Eagles Nest St., Suite 120, Round Rock, Texas 78665. All communications will be Volcon’s first utility/sport UTV with a 64” widthforwarded directly to ensure it is able to operate in states with 65”-maximum-width trails.the Chairman for consideration.

The 2023 StagBoard members are not required to attend our annual meetings of stockholders. However, all directors are encouraged to attend every annual meeting of stockholders as we believe that the annual meeting is our first UTV model launched and will seat upan opportunity for stockholders to four people,communicate directly with folding rear seats, a four point harness system, high performance shocks and tires, on demand all-wheel drive, variable power steering, and a full linedirectors.

Committees of accessories.the Board of Directors

We expectFrom the date of our initial public offering, our Board has had three (3) separately designated standing committees to introduceassist with the discharge of its responsibilities. These committees include the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Governance Committee. Our Board also may establish such other committees as it deems appropriate, in accordance with applicable law and regulations and our corporate governance documents. Each of these committees operates under a lower performance versioncharter that was approved by our Board. The charters of each of the Stag with smaller tiresAudit Committee, Compensation Committee and shocks but will still include features like on demand all-wheel drive, folding rear seats, a 3 point harness systemNominating and a full line of accessories. It will feature hauling and towing abilities for work on a farm or job site, but also fold-up seating for four so it can be used for weekend family adventures.

We expect to launch a high performance model of the Stag designed for off-road racing. This model will include a larger battery system, higher motor output, high performance shocks and tires, full time all-wheel drive, locking front and rear differentials, variable power steering and a full line of accessories.

We also expect to release other models such as one focused on features for hunters. This version would be designed for mountain terrain, forest roads and back acreage. Like the lower performance version of the Stag, we believe this version will have smaller tires and shocks but will have higher payload and towing capacity than the Stag. We also expect to launch a utility version of the Stag that will have a configurable tilt flatbed system that will be designed for work on the ranch or jobsite.

The timing of the release of other models of the Stag noted above has not yet been determined.

We also expect to introduce a larger, longer range UTV (to be named) in 2025, which will be the largest, most powerful model in the Volcon line. We are designing this vehicle to have superior range and speed, but still be able to haul and tow far more than a traditional UTV.

Our ability to release new future productsGovernance Committee is dependent on the success of our current models and our ability to receive future financing of which there is no assurance.

Assembly and Manufacturing

As of December 31, 2022, we have outsourced the manufacturing of all of our vehicles to third-parties. The Brat is manufactured by a supplier in China and the Grunt, Runt and Stag are or will be manufactured by a supplier in Mexico with some assembly completed in the U.S. The Grunt EVO will be manufactured by a supplier in the US. The Volcon Youth motorcycles are manufactured by Torrot in Spain.

We provide a one-year warranty on the Grunt, Volcon Youth motorcycles and the Brat, and a two-year warranty on the battery pack subject to a specified number of charging cycles. We expect the warranty for our other motorcycles will be consistent with the warranty on the Grunt and Brat. We are currently developing the warranty for the Stag but expect that it will be consistent with the warranty of competitors’ UTVs currently in the market.

We accrue warranty reserves at the time a vehicle is delivered to the customer. Warranty reserves include our best estimate of the projected cost to repair or to replace any items under warranty, based on actual warranty experience as it becomes available and other known factors that may impact our evaluation of historical data. We review our reserves quarterly to ensure that our accruals are adequate in meeting expected future warranty obligations, and we will adjust our estimates as needed. Warranty expense is recorded as a component of cost of revenues in the statement of operations. The warranty obligation is classified as a current liability on our balance sheet.  website at www.volcon.com under “Investors—Governance—Governance Documents.”

SalesThe names of the current members (chairs specifically noted) and Marketinghighlights of some of the key oversight responsibilities of the Board committees are set forth below.

Beginning in November 2021, we began negotiating dealership agreements with powersports dealers to display and sell our vehicles and accessories. Customers can now, or will soon be able to, buy our vehicles and accessories directly from a local dealership. Through December 31, 2022, we have entered into 151 dealership agreements covering 34 states. We are currently negotiating additional dealership agreements with retail partners to display and sell our vehicles and accessories. Some of these dealers will also provide warranty and repair services to our customers.

We anticipate our vehicles and accessories will be sold globally in a three-phase rollout of export sales– Latin American importers started in 2022, and Canada expected in 2023, subject to meeting each countries homologation requirements, if any. Export sales are expected to be executed through individual importers in each country that purchase vehicles from us by the container. Each importer is expected to sell vehicles to local dealers or directly to customers. Local dealers are intended to provide warranty and repair services for vehicles purchased within their markets.

Intellectual Property

Our success depends, at least in part, on our ability to protect our core technology and intellectual property. To accomplish this, we currently rely on a combination of trade secrets, including know-how, employee and third-party non-disclosure agreements, and other contractual rights to establish and protect our proprietary rights in our technology.

Our industrial designs are protected by design patents. In addition, we intend to file for additional utility patents. There is no assurance that we will be granted any such patents. We do not know whether any patent applications will result in the issuance of patents or whether the examination process will require us to narrow our claims. Even if granted, there can be no assurance that our issued patents or new patent applications will provide us with protection.

We have a registration for the trademark GRUNT in the United States. We have also applied to register additional marks – including VOLCON, VOLCON BRAT, VOLCON STAG, GRUNT EVO, EMPOWERING ADVENTURE, RUNT, and STAG - in the United States, Canada, and certain additional countries in Latin America, and many of these marks are now allowed or registered in some of these countries. While we previously received notice from two entities who opposed our applications for the VOLCON mark in the United States, Mexico, and elsewhere due to the alleged similarity of the mark VOLCON to their trademarks, we have resisted these efforts because we believe that the marks are not similar and there is no potential for confusion. We are in the process of resolving these matters. We have obtained a coexistence agreement providing that our VOLCON trademark can coexist with one party’s trademark. The other party’s opposition was unsuccessful. Our efforts to secure trademark registrations for VOLCON and other trademarks referenced above are ongoing and we may encounter resistance from other companies, though we have received no such notice from any other companies at this time. If we receive objections from other entities and are unsuccessful in obtaining agreements or otherwise resolving the matters with these entities, we will need to consider the use of different trademarks for our Company and our products.

Competition

There are dozens of manufacturers that sell off-road motorcycles, UTVs and eBikes in the United States and even more globally. The markets for powersport vehicles and eBikes are highly competitive based on a number of factors, including innovation, performance, price, technology, product features, styling, fit and finish, brand recognition, quality and distribution. We believe our ability to compete successfully in these markets depends on our ability to capitalize on our competitive strengths and build brand recognition.

Many companies, which have greater financial and marketing resources than Volcon, make electric street motorcycles, including Zero Motorcycles. Some companies make electric UTVs as part of their product line. For example, Polaris has recently announced a joint venture with Zero Motorcycles to help them design dedicated electric UTVs, the first product of which was released in December 2021; however, at the time of this filing, remains to be delivered to market. Many companies, like Super 73, make and sell eBikes and have a stronger established brand name and product line.

Audit Committee
Members: ·       Karin-Joyce Tjon (Chair) ·       Jonathan Foster ·       John Kim		Key Oversight Responsibilities: ·      overseeing the compensation and work of and performance by our independent auditor and any other registered public accounting firm performing audit, review or attestation services for us; ·      engaging, retaining and terminating, if necessary, our independent auditor and determining the terms thereof; ·      assessing the qualifications, performance and independence of the independent auditor; ·      evaluating whether the provision of permitted non-audit services is compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence; ·      reviewing and discussing the audit results, including any comments and recommendations of the independent auditor and the responses of management to such recommendations; ·      reviewing and discussing the annual and quarterly financial statements with management and the independent auditor; ·      reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and procedures; ·      establishing procedures regarding the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received regarding the accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters and conducting or authorizing investigations into any matters within the scope of the responsibility of the audit committee; and ·      reviewing transactions with related persons for potential conflict of interest situations.
Meetings in 2022: 4
✔ All members of the Audit Committee are independent   ✔ All members of the Audit Committee are financially literate ✔ Ms. Tjon and Mr. Foster are considered an “audit committee financial expert” with accounting or related financial management expertise in accordance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) rules and regulations and NASDAQ rules

Government regulations

Selecting and Nominating Director Candidates

In carrying out its functions, the Nominating and Governance Committee develops qualification criteria for all potential nominees for election, including incumbent directors, board nominees and stockholder nominees to be included in the Company’s future proxy statements. These criteria may include the following attributes:

The Nominating and Governance Committee also evaluates potential nominees for the Company’s Board to determine if they have any conflicts of interest that may interfere with their ability to serve as effective board members and to determine whether they are “independent” in accordance with applicable SEC and NASDAQ rules (to ensure that, at all times, at least a majority of our directors are independent). Although we do not have a separate diversity policy, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers the diversity of the Company’s directors and nominees in terms of knowledge, experience, skills, expertise and other factors that may contribute to the effectiveness of the Company’s Board.

Prior to nominating or, if applicable, recommending an existing director for re-election to the Company’s Board, the Nominating and Governance Committee considers and reviews the following attributes with respect to each sitting director:

Board and Committee Meetings

Our Board held twelve (12) meetings during fiscal year 2022.

In fiscal year 2022, each incumbent director attended 100% of the aggregate of (1) the total number of meetings of the Board (held during the period for which that person served as a director) and (2) the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board on which that person served (held during the period served).

Delinquent Section 16(A) Reports

Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers and persons who own more than 10% of the outstanding shares of common stock to file reports with the SEC disclosing their ownership of common stock at the time they become subject to Section 16(a) and changes in such ownership that occur during the year. Based solely on a review of copies of such reports furnished to us, or on written representations that no reports were required, we believe that all directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of the common stock complied in a timely manner with the filing requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during the year ended December 31, 2022, except for filings directors Mr. Foster, Mr. Kim and Ms. Tjon for stock options granted on July 26, 2022 which were filed on August 12, 2022.

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Compensation of Non-Employee Directors

Our non-employee directors received cash compensation beginning in the third quarter of 2022 in addition to reimbursement for travel costs to attend meetings. Each non-employee director receives $25,000 for being a member of the board, and $5,000, $3,000 and $2,500 for being a member of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee, respectively, unless they are the Chairman of the committee, in which case they receive $10,000, $6,000 or $5,000, respectively. Payment of the cash compensation is made by the Company quarterly.

In addition to the cash compensation noted above, in July 2022, each independent director received stock options which vest upon one (1) year of service as their compensation for being a Board member. The following table sets forth compensation paid or awarded to, or earned by, each of our directors (except for Mr. Okonsky and Mr. Davis, whose compensation is disclosed under “Executive Compensation—Summary Compensation Table” below) during 2022:

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Executive Compensation

Our named executive officers named in the Summary Compensation Table (such executive officers are referred to herein as the “Named Executive Officers” or “NEOs”) for 2022 and 2021, which consist of all individuals serving as our principal executive officer during the year and the Company’s two other most highly compensated executive officers, are:

Summary Compensation Table

The following table presents summary information regarding the total compensation earned by to our NEOs for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table

General

We have focused on the off-road-only portioncompensated our NEOs through a combination of the market because it is freebase salary, cash bonuses, equity awards and other benefits, including certain perquisites. Each of many of the homologation issues and highway certifications requiredour NEOs has substantial responsibilities relating to produce and sell an on-road vehicle. In some states, off-road vehicles do have legislative restrictions, but they are related to noise and exhaust emissions, two things our vehicles do not produce. day-to-day operations.

Federal, state, and local governments have promulgated and/or are considering promulgating laws and regulations relating to the safety of our products. In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has federal oversight over product safety issues related to off-road vehicles and eBikes. We believe that our products comply with all applicable CPSC safety standards as well as all other applicable safety standards in the United States.Base Salary

The assembly, use, storage, transportCompensation Committee reviews and disposalapproves base salaries of battery packs is subjectour NEOs. In setting the base salary of each NEO for the periods presented above, the Compensation Committee relied on market data. The Compensation Committee also may retain independent consultants as it deems appropriate but to extensive regulation. Complying with these requirements involves substantial costs,date has not done so. Salary levels are typically considered annually as part of our regularly scheduled performance review process and any failure to do so may result in heavy finesotherwise upon a promotion or other restrictions on our operations. Additionally, we may be responsiblechange in job responsibility. For 2022, the base salaries for Mr. Davis, Mr. Endo, and Ms. Davis were $300,000, $265,000, and $225,000, respectively. Mr. Okonsky did not receive any compensation for 2022. For 2023, the recyclingbase salaries for Mr. Davis, Mr. Endo, and proper disposalMs. Davis will remain unchanged and Mr. Okonsky will receive a base salary of expended batteries from our vehicles. We may enter into agreements with third-parties to manage such recycling and disposal; however, we may be found liable for any failures in compliance by these third-parties and subject to fines or remediation liabilities, which costs may be substantial.$170,000.

We intend to sell

Bonus and distribute our vehicles internationally through international distributors. As such, we will be subject to the local laws of each jurisdiction in which we sell our vehicles. These regulations may result in increased costs and expenses, which may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. 

Human Capital

Volcon Mission

Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation

People are at the core of our DNA. Our mission is to build industry leading products that connect people to outdoor experiences through the intentional blending of leading technology and design. Our vision is to amplify the powersports experience for all. Our values are building the future of powersports. Our employees recognized that everyone is someone’s customer, which is why our goal is for each employee at Volcon is to treat others as you would want to be treated.

Professional Employer Organization

Since inception through December 31, 2022, we used professional employer organizations ("PEOs") to outsource our employee base, including processing of payroll and administration of benefits. Beginning January 1, 2023, we have discontinued the use of a PEO and have hired a third-party payroll processing service provider and a third-party administrator of benefits. As of December 31, 2022, in the U.S we have 52 full-time employees and one part-time employee and one full-time individual in Canada on a PEO arrangement. Currently, our employees have not chosen representation by a labor union. We also occasionally engage the services of independent contractors for special projects.

Our employeesNEOs are also eligible to receive an annual bonus as a percentage of base salary based on our achievement of various metrics. Annual incentive awards are intended to recognize and contractors focus on customer care, developingreward those NEOs who contribute meaningfully to our products,performance for the corresponding year. Our Board has discretion to determine whether and building our marketing channels. We believe we offer competitive benefitsin what amounts or form (cash or stock) any such bonuses will be paid in a given year. For 2022, the target bonus for Mr. Davis, Mr. Endo, and training programs to develop employees’ expertise, performance,Ms. Davis were 75%, 75%, and engagement, while implementing corporate policies to provide50%, respectively, of their base salaries. Mr. Okonsky did not receive a safe, harassment-free work environment. This work environment is guided by principles of fairbonus for 2022. For 2023, the target bonus for Mr. Davis, Mr. Endo, and equal treatment and prioritizes effective communication and employee engagement.Ms. Davis will remain unchanged.

Employee Engagement

As a developing organization, we are committed to building a strong culture with high levels of employee engagement. We have completed surveys to evaluate employee satisfaction. This assessment provides employees with the ability to grade commitment to our mission and values. We believe that our employees are our greatest asset and are striving to consistently evaluate our progress in developing and maintaining engagement.

ITEM 1A

RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider each of the following risks, together with all other information set forth in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the financial statements and the related notes, in evaluating an investment in our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business could be harmed. In that case, the trading price of our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.

Risks Related to the Company’s Business, Operations, and Industry

Our losses from operations could continue to raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to continue as a going concern requires that we obtain sufficient funding to finance our operations.

To date we have funded operations through equity and debt offerings. As of December 31, 2022, we have an accumulated deficit of $75.7 million.

In August 2022, we ceased manufacturing the Grunt motorcycle in Round Rock, Texas and have outsourced the manufacturing of the Grunt to a third-party in Mexico. Further, we have, or plan to, outsource the manufacturing of all our future vehicles to third-parties for the foreseeable future. We have also outsourced certain design and prototype services of its vehicles to third-parties. In September 2022, management reduced headcount and employee related costs in its product development and administrative departments to reduce operating costs.

Also in August 2022, we received net proceeds of approximately $22.3 million for the issuance of convertible notes due February 2024 and warrants (“Convertible Notes and Warrants”). The Convertible Notes require us to have unrestricted and unencumbered cash on deposit of $10,000,000 if the outstanding principal (and interest, if any) of the Convertible Notes is $15,000,000 or greater as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023. The cash on deposit requirement is reduced dollar for dollar to the extent the outstanding principal of the Convertible Notes is less than $15,000,000 on each of these dates.

Management anticipates that our cash on hand as of December 31, 2022 plus the cash expected to be generated from operations will not be sufficient to fund planned operations and maintain required cash balances for the Convertible Notes beyond one year from the date of the issuance of the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022. There can be no assurance that we will not require additional funding to support our operations. There can be no assurance that such additional funding, if needed, would be available to the Company on acceptable terms, or at all. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding our ability to continue as a going concern.

The material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified in our 2020 audit have not been remediated. If we are unable to remediate these material weaknesses or we or our auditor identify additional material weaknesses in the future or otherwise fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately or timely report our financial condition or results of operations, which may adversely affect our business and stock price.

The material weaknesses identified by our independent registered public accounting firm in our internal control over financial reporting in our 2020 audit have not been remediated as of December 31, 2022. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. These material weaknesses are as follows:

In additionThe actual performance-based annual bonus paid is calculated by multiplying the executive’s annual base salary, target bonus percentage, the percentage attainment of the corporate goals established by the Compensation Committee for such year, which represents the total potential bonus payable to hiring more financeour named executive officers. However, the Compensation Committee is not required to calculate bonuses in this manner and accounting personnel in 2021 to improve our segregation of duties, through 2022, we have made further progress towards remediating these material weaknesses. We have hired more experienced accounting and finance personnel. We have prepared some formal written policies and procedures for accounting, IT, and financial reporting and record keeping. We have also started the process of documenting our internal controls. However, we have not fully completed documentation or testing of these policies, procedures, and internal controls.

While we believe these efforts have improved the internal control over financial reporting during 2022, they did not fully remediate the material weaknesses as we have not fully documented all of our policies or procedures and we have not performed any testing of our internal controls.

We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to date and may takeretains discretion in the future, will be sufficient to remediate the control deficiencies that led to our material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting or that they will prevent or avoid potential future material weaknesses. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting is subject to various inherent limitations, including cost limitations, judgments used in decision making, assumptions about the likelihood of future events, the possibility of human erroramounts it awards and the riskfactors it takes into consideration in determining bonus amounts. At the end of fraud. If we are unable to remediate the material weakness,year, the Compensation Committee reviews our ability to record, processperformance against our goals and report financial information accurately,objectives and to prepare financial statements withinapproves the time periods required of public companies could be adversely affected which, in turn, may adversely affect our reputation and business and the market price of our common stock. In addition, any such failures could result in litigation or regulatory actions by the SEC or other regulatory authorities, loss of investor confidence, delisting of our securities and harm our reputation and financial condition, or diversion of financial and management resources from the operation of our business.

Our transition to an outsourced manufacturing, design and development business model may not be successful, which could harm our ability to deliver products and recognize revenue.

In March 2022, we signed an agreement with a manufacturer in China to develop and manufacture the Brat, our first eBike. We provided this vendor with our specifications and design drawings, and they developed prototypes and the manufacturing process to build the Brat at a cost that was acceptable to us.

In June 2022, we signed a distribution agreement with Torrot Electric Europa, S.A. (“Torrot”) to distribute their youth motorcycles through our LATAM distributors. In October 2022, we signed an exclusive distribution and co-branding agreement with Torrot, which replaces the original distribution agreement and allows Volcon to co-brand Torrot’s youth motorcycles using the Volcon name and branding in the United States and Latin America. This was expanded to Canada through a separate agreement signed in December 2022. These products are manufactured by Torrot in Spain.

On August 25, 2022, we announced a comprehensive program and manufacturing transition aimed to improve profitability and increase cash flow (the “Program”), pursuantextent to which we closedachieved each of our manufacturing operations in Round Rock, Texas,corporate and initiated efforts to merge our logisticsindividual goals and storage operations into a single locationobjectives, and, enter into a manufacturing agreements with GLV Ventures (“GLV”) to producefor each named executive officer, the Grunt, as well as the Stag and the Runt. In connection with the implementationamount of the Program, we have transitioned from a manufacturing model in which we manufactured and assembledbonus awarded.

For the Grunt at our manufacturing facility located in Round Rock, Texas, to one where we rely2022, bonuses were awarded based on our third-party manufacturer in Mexico. In Septemberachievement of specified corporate goals, including our achievement of certain financial goals, vehicle development goals, and strategic partnership goals. Based on the level of achievement, our Compensation Committee awarded Mr. Davis, Mr. Endo, and Ms. Davis 63%, 71%, and 56%, respectively, of their potential bonuses for the 2022 we also reduced headcount in our product development and administrative departments, as we have outsourced the design, development and manufacturing of our vehicles to reduce costs. We believe the use of third-party manufacturers will have benefits, butcompensation year. These actual bonus amounts are reflected in the near term, while we are beginning manufacturing with GLV,"Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation" column of the Summary Compensation Table above. For the 2023, bonuses will be awarded based on our achievement of specified corporate goals, including financial goals, vehicle shipment and commencing designsales goals, and development with third-parties, we may lose revenue, incur increased costs and potentially harm our customer relationships.marketing goals.

We rely on third-party manufacturers, designers and developers, which subjects us to risk of product delivery delays, reduced control over product costs and quality control.Equity Awards

EffectiveThe stock option awards reflected in the table above were issued pursuant to the Volcon, Inc., 2021 Stock Plan (the “2021 Stock Plan”), which, as described more fully below, allows the Compensation Committee to establish the terms and conditions of August 2022,the awards, subject to the plan terms. In January 2021, we have outsourcedadopted the manufacturing2021 Stock Plan, which permits either the Compensation Committee or our entire Board, for the period prior to the establishment of allthe Compensation Committee, to grant stock options or issue stock awards. We believe these awards to our executive officers help align the interests of our vehicles to third-party manufacturers. In September 2022, we reduced headcount in our product development and administrative departments, as we have outsourced the design, development and manufacturing of our vehicles to reduce costs. Our business success will depend in large part on our third-party vendors’ ability to economically produce our vehiclesmanagement and our ability to marketstockholders and sellreward our vehicles at sufficient capacity to meet the demands of our customers.executive officers for improved Company performance.

Our reliance on third-parties for the manufacture, design and development of our vehicles exposes us to a number of risks which are outside our control, including:

Our reliance on third-parties reduces our control over the manufacturing, design and development processes, including reduced control over quality, product costs and product supply and timing. We may experience delays in shipments or issues concerning product quality from our third-party vendors, and such supply chain disruptions and delays have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. If any of our third-party vendors suffer interruptions, delays or disruptions in manufacturing, designing or developing our products, including by reason of the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, work stoppages or capacity constraints, our ability to ship products to dealers and Latin America and Caribbean distributors would be delayed. Additionally, if any of our third-party vendors experience quality control problems in their operations, we could be required to cover the repair or replacement of any defective products. These delays or product quality issues could have an immediate and material adverse effect on our ability to fulfill orders and could have a negative impact on our operating results. In addition, such delays or issues with product quality could harm our reputation and our relationship with our dealers, distributors and customers.

Our third-party manufacturers may be unable to meet our growing sales and delivery plans, which could harm our business and prospects.

Our sales growth and delivery plan contemplate achieving and sustaining significant increases in vehicle deliveries. Our ability to achieve this plan depends upon several factors, including our ability to identify third-party manufacturers who can meet our forecasted demand while maintaining our desired quality levels and optimize design and product changes. Although we believe that the third-party manufacturers we have contracted with have the ability to meet our forecasted demand, there is no assurance that they will be successful in these efforts. In addition, as we do not have a long-term history of sales, our forecasted demand may be materially incorrect, which could cause us to fail to meet unforeseen demand. If we are unable to realize our sales and delivery plan, our brand, business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results could be materially damaged.

We are dependent on our third-party manufacturers, who are dependent on their suppliers, some of which could be single-source suppliers. The inability of these suppliers to deliver necessary components for our vehicles according to our schedule and at prices, quality levels and volumes acceptable to us, or our inability to efficiently manage these third-party manufacturers and their suppliers could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.

Our vehicles contain numerous purchased parts that our third-party manufacturers either (a) source globally from direct suppliers, some of whom could be single-source suppliers, or (b) manufacture themselves from components or materials. Any significant unanticipated demand would require our third-party manufacturers to procure or manufacture additional components in a short amount of time. While we believe our third-party manufacturers would be able to secure additional or alternate sources of supply for most of our components and raw materials in a relatively short time frame, there is no assurance that they will be able to do so or develop their own replacements for certain highly customized components of our products.

If our third-party manufacturers encounter unexpected difficulties with key suppliers, and if they are unable to fill these needs from other suppliers, we could experience production delays and potential loss of access to important technology and parts for producing, servicing and supporting our vehicles. This limited, and in many cases single-source, supply chain exposes our third-party manufacturers and us to multiple potential sources of delivery failure or component shortages for the production of our vehicles. The loss of any single or limited source supplier or the disruption in the supply of components from these suppliers could lead to design changes and delays in product deliveries to our customers, which could hurt our relationships with our customers and result in negative publicity, damage to our brand and reputation, and a material and adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.401(k) Retirement Plan

The Company participates in a 401(k) plan that allows all employees, including NEOs, to contribute part of their compensation, up to specified IRS limitations. To date the Company has not provided any matching contributions to the 401(k) plan.

Our third-party manufacturers operate outside of the United States, subjecting us to risks of international operations.Health and Welfare Benefits

Our third-party manufacturers operate outside ofNEOs are eligible to participate in the United States, as a result we are increasingly exposed to the challenges and risks of doing business outside the United States, which could reduce our revenues or profits, increase our costs, result in significant liabilities or sanctions, or otherwise disrupt our business. These challenges include: (1) compliance with complex and changing laws, regulations and policies of governments that may impact our operations, such as foreign ownership restrictions, import and export controls, tariffs, and trade restrictions; (2) compliance with U.S. and foreign laws that affect the activities of companies abroad, such as anti-corruption laws, competition laws, currency regulations, and laws affecting dealings with certain nations; (3) the difficulties involved in managing an organization doing business in many different countries; (4) uncertainties as to the enforceability of contract and intellectual property rights under local laws; and (5) rapid changes in government policy, political or civil unrest, acts of terrorism, or the threat of international boycotts or U.S. anti-boycott legislation.

Products that we have manufacturedsame benefit plans designed for us in Mexico, Spain, and China may also be subject to any uncertainty of trade relations between such countries and the United States, which could cause the costall of our products manufactured there to rise, or result in our inability to continue to use third-party manufacturers in such country, resulting in a need to find alternative sources of manufacture, which could result in the delay of manufacturefull-time employees, including health, dental, vision, and supplybasic group life insurance coverage. The purpose of our products, increaseemployee benefit plans is to help us attract and retain quality employees, including executives, by offering benefit plans similar to those typically offered by our cost of manufacture, and cause a delay in our shipments to customers and a delay or cancellation of orders. Our future operating results and financial condition could be materially affected to the extent any of these actions occur.

In addition, the prosecution of intellectual property infringement and trade secret theft outside of the United States may be more difficult than in the United States. Although we take precautions to protect our intellectual property, using our third-party manufacturers in Mexico and China could subject us to an increased risk that unauthorized parties will be able to copy or otherwise obtain or use our intellectual property, and we may be unsuccessful in monitoring and enforcing our intellectual property rights against them, which could harm our business. We may also have limited legal recourse in the event we encounter patent or trademark infringers, which could adversely affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. While we take measures to protect our trade secrets, the use of third-party manufacturers may also risk disclosure of our innovative and proprietary manufacturing methodologies, which could adversely affect our business.competitors.

We are utilizing a small number of vendors to assist us with the manufacturing, development and design of our vehicles, including the chassis, electrical systems, safety requirements, body components and accessories, and the inability of these vendors to complete our respective design requirements may delay our ability to release these vehicles for production, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and operating results.

We have entered into manufacturing, design and development agreements with vendors with experience in the manufacturing, design and development of two wheel and four-wheel off-road vehicles to assist us with the development of certain aspects of and manufacturing of our vehicles. Although these vendors have successfully assisted other companies with manufacture, design and development of vehicles, they may not be able to successfully design, develop and manufacture our vehicles. These vendors may experience delays in fulfilling their obligations under these contracts due to the inability to source parts from other vendors, lack of employees available to work on our projects due to labor shortages or other competing projects from other customers or COVID-19-related issues impacting employees. Failure of these vendors to complete the contracted design, development and manufacture projects for our vehicles will result in delays in obtaining regulatory approvals and delay production and release of the vehicles for sale, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, reputation, results of operations or financial condition.

Increases in costs, disruption of supply, or shortage of materials could harm our business.

Our third-party manufacturers may experience increases in the cost or a sustained interruption in the supply or shortage of materials. Any such increase, supply interruption or shortage could materially and negatively impact our business, prospects, financial condition and operating results. The prices for these materials fluctuate, and their available supply may be unstable, depending on market conditions and global demand for these materials, including as a result of increased production of electric vehicle (EV) products by our competitors, and could adversely affect our business and operating results. For instance, we are exposed to multiple risks relating to battery packs.

These risks include:

Our business is dependent on the continued supply of battery cells for the battery packs used in our vehicles. Any disruption in the supply of battery cells, including those caused by the conflict between Russia and the Ukraine and sanctions imposed on Russia noted above, could disrupt production of our vehicles. Substantial increases in the prices charged to us, such as those charged by battery cell suppliers, would increase our operating costs, and could reduce our margins if we cannot recoup the increased costs through increased selling prices of our vehicles. Any attempts to increase prices in response to increased material costs could result in the cancellation of vehicle orders and therefore materially and adversely affect our brand, image, business, prospects and operating results.

We have experienced delays and other complications in the design, manufacture, launch and production ramp of our vehicles and our future planned vehicles, which could harm our brand, business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

We have encountered unanticipated challenges, such as supply chain constraints, that led to initial delays in producing our vehicles. We have experienced longer lead times with certain suppliers to obtain parts, especially those imported where shipping delays from outbound and inbound ports have caused delays or required us to use air freight and incur higher shipping costs. As of August 2022, we have outsourced the manufacturing of all of our vehicles and plan to outsource all manufacturing of our vehicles for the foreseeable future. In September 2022, we also reduced headcount in our product development and administrative departments, as we have outsourced the design and development of our vehicles. Any significant delay or other complications in the production of our vehicles or the development, manufacture, and production ramp of our future vehicles, including complications associated with our third-party manufacturers’ supply chains or obtaining or maintaining regulatory approvals, and/or coronavirus impacts, could materially damage our brand, business, prospects, financial condition and operating results.

We are an early-stage company and we have delivered a limited number of vehicles to customers.Perquisites

We formedprovide our corporation in February 2020. Since formation, we have focused on designing our initial vehicles, the Grunt and the Runt (Runt reservations were subsequently refunded due to design and production delays), the Brat and the Stag, and commencing the marketingNEOs with a limited number of such vehicles by accepting reservations on our website. We also began taking orders for the Grunt in Latin America and started signing dealer agreements to sell our vehicles in the United States. We may never achieve commercial success. We have no meaningful historical financial data upon which we may base our projected revenue and operating expenses. Our limited operating history makes it difficult for potential investors to evaluate our products or prospective operations and business prospects. We are subject to all the risks inherent in business development, financing, unexpected expenditures, and complications and delays that often occur in a new business. Investors should evaluate an investment in us in light of the uncertainties encountered by developing companies in a competitive environment. There can be no assurance that our efforts will be successful orperquisites that we will ultimately be ablebelieve are reasonable and consistent with our overall compensation program to attain profitability.

enable us to attract and retain superior employees for key positions. The conflict with Russiaperquisites received by our NEOs in 2022 and the Ukraine could have an impact on the availability of components used in the manufacturing of lithium ion batteries that we use to power our vehicles.

The recent conflict between Russia2021 included housing, relocation and the Ukraine could impact the availability of nickel, an element used in the production of lithium ion cells used in batteries that power our vehicles. According to the Wall Street Journal, Russia produces 5%-6% of the world’s nickel supply and 17% of the high purity nickel production. The shortage of these cells could have an impact on our ability to produce vehicles to meet our customers’ demands. In addition, sanctions against Russia could impact the price of elements, including nickel, that are used in the production of batteries which would result in higher costs to produce our vehicles. These sanctions have also impacted the U.S. and global economy and could result in an economic recession which could cause a broader disruption to the Company’s supply chain and distribution network and customer demand for our products. These factors would have a negative impact on our results of operations and cash flows.

We are currently taking orders for the Grunt, Brat, Volcon Kids and Stag, and if these vehicles fail to perform as expected, our reputation could be harmed and our ability to develop, market and sell our vehicles could be harmed.

If our vehicles were to contain defects in design and manufacture that cause them not to perform as expected or that require repair or take longer than expected to deliver, our ability to develop, market and sell our vehicles could be harmed. While we intend to perform internal testing on the vehicles, as a start-up company our frame of reference by which to evaluate detailed long-term quality, reliability, durability and performance characteristics of our vehicles is based on industry metrics rather than historical data. Although we have procedures to test all of our vehicles for defects, there can be no assurance that we will be able to detect and fix all defects in our products prior to their sale to consumers. Any product defects, delays, or other failure of our products to perform as expected could harm our reputation and result in delivery delays, product recalls, product liability claims, significant warranty and other expenses, and could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, operating results and prospects. mobile phone allowances.

Agreements with NEOs

We have entered into an employment agreement with our CEO, Jordan Davis, CFO, Greg Endo, Chief Operating Officer, Stephanie Davis and a Consulting Agreement with an entity controlled by our CTO and co-founder, Christian Okonsky.

We may not succeed in establishing, maintaining and strengthening our brand, which could materially and adversely affect customer acceptance of our products, which could in turn materially affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.Employment Agreement with Jordan Davis, CEO

Our businessOn August 5, 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Jordan Davis pursuant to which Mr. Davis agreed to serve as our CEO commencing August 23, 2021 on an at-will basis. The agreement provides for an initial annual base salary of $230,000 and prospects heavily depend on our abilityfor the first year of his employment Mr. Davis received $9,000 in living expenses and Mr. Davis received a moving allowance of $25,000 which was repayable to develop, maintainthe Company if Mr. Davis voluntarily terminated his employment less than 12 months before the effective date of his employment agreement. Mr. Davis' annual base salary was increased by the Compensation Committee in May 2022 to $300,000 effective June 1, 2022. Mr. Davis is eligible to receive an annual bonus of up to 75% of his annual base salary ($225,000 and strengthen the Volcon brand. If we are unable to establish, maintain$172,500 for 2022 and strengthen our brand, we may lose the opportunity to build and maintain a critical mass of customers. Our ability to develop, maintain and strengthen our brand will depend heavily2021, respectively) based on the successachievement milestones approved by our Board. In February 2023, $141,750 was approved by the Compensation Committee based on the Company’s attainment of its 2022 goals and $31,334 was approved by the Compensation Committee based on the Company’s attainment of its 2021 goals and Mr. Davis’ 2021 employment service period.

Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Davis was granted a ten-year option to purchase 450,000 shares at an exercise price of $3.00 per share. The option vests in three (3) equal installments on each of the succeeding three (3) anniversary dates of the execution of the employment agreement, provided Mr. Davis is employed on such vesting date. In the event of a “change of control” (as defined in the employment agreement) prior to the final vesting of all of the options, all of the unvested options shall immediately vest; provided, however, in the event the acquiring party desires to replace the unvested options with a substitute grant of equal or greater value, such proposed substitution shall be submitted to the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee shall decide whether to allow the unvested options to vest or whether to cancel the unvested options and replace them with the substitute grant proposed by the acquiring party.

If Mr. Davis’ employment is terminated at our marketing efforts. Failureelection without “cause” (as defined in the agreement), Mr. Davis shall be entitled to developreceive severance payments equal to six (6) months of Mr. Davis’ base salary and maintainhe shall also receive the prior year’s bonus, if not yet paid, payable at no less than the target. In addition, if Mr. Davis’ employment is terminated during a strong brand would materially“covered period,” which is defined as the period commencing 30 days prior to a change in control and adversely affect customer acceptanceending 12 months following a change in control, Mr. Davis shall be entitled to receive 12 months of our vehicles, could resultseverance, and an acceleration of the vesting of the option grant described in suppliers and other third-parties being less likely to invest time and resources in developing business relationships with us, and could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.the prior paragraph.

An adverse determination in any significant product liability claim against us could materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.Employment Agreement with Greg Endo, CFO

Effective June 7, 2021, we entered into an employment agreement with Greg Endo pursuant to which Mr. Endo agreed to serve as our CFO commencing on such date. The development, production, marketing, saleemployment agreement provides for an initial annual salary of $190,000, and usagefor the first year of our vehicleshis employment Mr. Endo received $18,000 in living expenses. Mr. Endo received a moving allowance of $21,615 when he relocated to the Austin, Texas area in May 2022. Mr. Endo’s annual base salary was increased by the Compensation Committee in May 2022 to $265,000 effective June 1, 2022. Mr. Endo may receive an annual bonus of up to 75% of his annual base salary ($198,750 and $125,000 for 2022 and 2021, respectively), provided that the final determination on the amount of the annual bonus, if any, will expose us to significant risks associated with product liability claims. The powersports vehicles industry in particular is vulnerable to significant product liability claims, and we may face inherent risk of exposure to claims in the event our vehicles do not perform or are claimed to not have performed as expected. If our products are defective, malfunction or are used incorrectly by our customers, it may result in bodily injury, property damage or other injury, including death, which could give rise to product liability claims against us. Any losses that we may suffer from any liability claims and the effect that any product liability litigation may have upon the brand image, reputation and marketability of our products could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition. No assurance can be given that material product liability claims will not be made inby the future against us, or that claims will not arise inCompensation Committee, based on criteria established by the future in excess or outsideCompensation Committee. In February 2023, $141,113 was approved by the Compensation Committee based on the Company’s attainment of our insurance coverageits 2022 goals and contractual indemnities with suppliers$36,154 was approved by the Compensation Committee based on the Company’s attainment of its 2021 goals and manufacturers. We believe we have adequate product liability insurance; however, as we release new products and expand our sales channels, we may not be able to obtain adequate product liability insurance or the cost of doing so may be prohibitive. Adverse determinations of material product liability claims made against us could also harm our reputation and cause us to lose customers and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

The markets in which we operate are in their infancy and highly competitive, and we may not be successful in competing in these industries as the industry further develops. We currently face competition from new and established competitors and expect to face competition from others in the future, including competition from companies with new technology.

The EV market is in its infancy, and we expect it will become more competitive in the future. There is no assurance that our vehicles will be successful in the respective markets in which they compete. A significant and growing number of established and new companies, as well as other companies, have entered or are reported to have plans to enter the EV market, including the off-road market that we intend to pursue. Most of our current and potential competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, manufacturing, marketing, sales networks, and other resources than we do and may be able to devote greater resources to the design, development, manufacturing, distribution, promotion, sale and support of their products. Increased competition could result in lower vehicle sales, price reductions, revenue shortfalls, loss of customers and loss of market share, which could harm our business, prospects, financial condition, and operating results.

We may need to defend ourselves against intellectual property infringement claims, which may be time-consuming and could cause us to incur substantial costs.

Others, including our competitors, may hold or obtain patents, copyrights, trademarks or other proprietary rights that could prevent, limit or interfere with our ability to make, use, develop, sell or market our products and services, which could make it more difficult for us to operate our business. From time to time, the holders of such intellectual property rights may assert their rights and may bring suits alleging infringement or misappropriation of such rights. In addition, if we are determined to have infringed upon a third-party’s intellectual property rights, we may be required to cease making, selling or incorporating certain components or intellectual property into the products we offer, to pay substantial damages and/or license royalties, to redesign our products, and/or to establish and maintain alternative branding for our products.

Mr. Endo’s 2021 employment service period.

We have a registration for the trademark GRUNT in the United States. We have also applied to register additional marks – including VOLCON, VOLCON BRAT, VOLCON STAG, GRUNT EVO, EMPOWERING ADVENTURE, RUNT, and STAG - in certain additional countries including the United States, Latin America, and Canada, and many of these marks are now allowed or registered in some of these countries. While we previously received notice from two entities who opposed our applications for the VOLCON mark in the United States, Mexico, and elsewhere duePursuant to the alleged similarityagreement, Mr. Endo was granted a ten-year option to purchase 312,500 shares at an exercise price of $1.00 per share. The option vests in three (3) equal installments on each of the mark VOLCON to their trademarks, we have resisted these efforts because we believe thatsucceeding three (3) anniversary dates of the marks are not similar and thereexecution of the employment agreement, provided Mr. Endo is no potential for confusion. We are in the process of resolving these matters. We have obtained a coexistence agreement providing that our VOLCON trademark can coexist with one party’s trademark. The other party’s opposition was unsuccessful. Our efforts to secure trademark registrations for VOLCON and other trademarks referenced above are ongoing and we may encounter resistance from other companies, though we have received noemployed on such notice from any other companies at this time. If we receive objections from other entities and are unsuccessful in obtaining agreements or otherwise resolving the matters with these entities, we will need to consider the use of different trademarks for our Company and our products.

vesting date. In the event that we were requiredof a “change of control” (as defined in the employment agreement) prior to take onethe final vesting of all of the options, all of the unvested options shall immediately vest; provided, however, in the event the acquiring party desires to replace the unvested options with a substitute grant of equal or moregreater value, such actions,proposed substitution shall be submitted to the Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee shall decide whether to allow the unvested options to vest or whether to cancel the unvested options and replace them with the substitute grant proposed by the acquiring party.

If Mr. Endo’s employment is terminated at our business, prospects, operating resultselection without “cause” (as defined in the employment agreement), Mr. Endo shall be entitled to receive severance payments equal to six months of Mr. Endo’s base salary and financial condition could be materially adversely affected.he shall also receive the prior year’s bonus, if not yet paid, payable at no less than the target. In addition, any litigation or claims, whether or not valid, could resultif Mr. Endo’s employment is terminated during a “covered period,” which is defined as the period commencing 30 days prior to a change in substantial costs, negative publicitycontrol and diversionending 12 months following a change in control, Mr. Endo shall be entitled to receive 12 months of resourcesseverance, and management attention.an acceleration of the vesting of the option grant described in the prior paragraph. 

Potential tariffs or a global trade war could increase our costs and could further increase the cost of our products, which could adversely impact the competitiveness of our products and our financial results.Employment Agreement with Stephanie Davis, COO

Effective January 3, 2022, we entered into an employment agreement with Stephanie Davis pursuant to which Ms. Davis agreed to serve as our COO commencing on such date. The Grunt, Runtemployment agreement provides for an initial annual salary of $225,000, and Brat dependfor the first year of her employment Ms. Davis received $9,000 in living expenses. Ms. Davis received a moving allowance of $33,864 when she relocated to the Austin, Texas area. Ms. Davis may receive an annual bonus of up to 50% of her annual base salary ($112,500 for 2022), provided that the final determination on materials from China, namely batteries, which are among the main componentsamount of our vehicles. We cannot predict what actions maythe annual bonus, if any, will be taken with respectmade by the Compensation Committee, based on criteria established by the Compensation Committee. In February 2023, $63,000 was approved by the Compensation Committee based on the Company’s attainment of its 2022 goals.

Pursuant to tariffs or trade relations between the United States and China, what products may be subjectagreement, Ms. Davis was granted a ten-year option to purchase 150,000 shares at an exercise price of $11.00 per share. The option vests in three (3) equal installments on each of the succeeding three (3) anniversary dates of the execution of the employment agreement, provided Ms. Davis is employed on such actions, or what actions may be taken by China in retaliation. The adoption and expansion of trade restrictions,vesting dates. In the occurrenceevent of a trade war,“change of control” (as defined in the employment agreement) prior to the final vesting of all of the options, all of the unvested options shall immediately vest; provided, however, in the event the acquiring party desires to replace the unvested options with a substitute grant of equal or other governmental action relatedgreater value, such proposed substitution shall be submitted to tariffs, trade agreementsthe Compensation Committee, and the Compensation Committee shall decide whether to allow the unvested options to vest or related policies havewhether to cancel the potential to adversely impact our supply chainunvested options and access to equipment, our costs and our product margins. Any such cost increases or decreases in availability could slow our growth and cause our financial results and operational metrics to suffer.replace them with the substitute grant proposed by the acquiring party.

We primarily sellIf Ms. Davis’ employment is terminated at our vehicleselection without “cause” (as defined in the employment agreement), Ms. Davis shall be entitled to receive severance payments equal to six months of Ms. Davis’ base salary and accessories throughshe shall also receive the prior year’s bonus, if not yet paid, payable at no less than the target. In addition, if Ms. Davis’ employment is terminated during a network“covered period,” which is defined as the period commencing 30 days prior to a change in control and ending 12 months following a change in control, Ms. Davis shall be entitled to receive 12 months of third parties,severance, and there is no assurance that we will be able to successfully build out this network.an acceleration of the vesting of the option grant described in the prior paragraph.

Initially, in the United States, we intended to sell our vehicles and accessories directly to the consumer via our website. We ceased selling vehicles and accessories directly to consumers in November 2021 In November 2021 we began negotiating dealer agreements to sell our vehicles and accessories in the United States to powersport vehicle dealers. As of December 31,2022, we have signed agreements with 151 dealers to sell our vehicles and accessories. We hired our first regional sales manager in Canada to begin developing our dealer network for Canadian powersports vehicle dealers.

We are required to comply with manufacture/dealer laws in each state in which we sell our vehicles through dealers. Dealer laws vary by state and although our dealer agreements are intended to comply with these laws, we may be required to amend our agreements if these laws are changed or are challenged by dealers or other OEMs. Our dealer and distribution agreements are generally short-term in nature and the dealer, distributor or we may cancel these agreements under certain circumstances and we may not be able to retain or expand the scope of our dealer and/or distribution network in the future.

Many dealers will require us to identify financing sources for dealers to purchase vehicle inventory and to identify financing sources for the dealers’ customers to finance their purchase. We will incur costs under these financing arrangements to incentivize dealers to buy our vehicles including free dealer financing for certain periods or based on purchase volumes, interest rate buydowns on the dealers’ customer financing to incentivize their customers’ purchase of our vehicles. Because we are a young company with limited sales history and recurring losses, we may not be able to obtain these inventory financing sources which may result in dealers not wanting to sell our vehicles.

In the U.S., we will sell the Brat on our website in addition to our dealer network. Customers can request that the Brat be delivered to a local Volcon dealer or directly to a location they can designate.

We also intend to sell our vehicles and accessories internationally through international distributors. We have signed distribution agreements with five distributors in Latin America and one distributor in the Caribbean region. We are relying on these distributors to market, promote, sell and service our vehicles and sell accessories in their designated countries/territories.

We believe our success will be highly dependent on our ability to build out this network in the major markets in which we intend to compete for customers, and to maintain this network in the future. Our business model is dependent not only on our ability to create the foregoing network, but also on the commitment and motivation of these third parties to promote our brand and products.

Orders for vehicles are cancelableConsulting Agreement with Christian Okonsky, Co-Founder and there can be no assurance that all orders will result in revenue being recognized.

Orders from U.S. dealers do not require an upfront payment and are cancelable prior to shipment with no penalty. Orders from U.S. consumers for the Stag required a minimal reservation fee and all orders are cancelable prior to shipment, although the reservation fee is forfeited. Most Latin American importers must pay for orders in advance of shipment but can cancel an order prior to shipment and receive a refund without penalty.

The estimated fulfillment of all orders we have received assumes our third-party manufacturers can successfully increase their production capacity in the future, of which there is no assurance. If we are unable to satisfy pending orders on a timely basis, customers may cancel their orders.

In some cases, there will be significant time between a customer ordering a vehicle and the eventual delivery of the vehicle, which creates a heightened risk that a customer that ordered a vehicle may change his or her mind and not ultimately take delivery of the vehicle, and accessories if purchased in their order. Any cancellations could harm our financial condition, business, prospects and operating results.

We may be unable to improve our existing products and develop and market new products that respond to customer needs and preferences and achieve market acceptance.CTO

We may not be able to compete as effectively with our competitors, and ultimately satisfy the needs and preferences of our customers, unlessOn August 28, 2020, we can successfully enhance current products, develop new innovative products and distinguish our products from our competitors’ products through innovation and design. Product development requires significant financial, technological, and other resources. There can be no assurance that we will be able to incur a level of investment in research and development that will be sufficient to successfully make us competitive in product innovation and design. In addition, even if we are able to successfully enhance existing products and develop new products, there is no guarantee that the markets for our existing products and new products will progress as anticipated. If any of the markets in which our existing products compete do not develop as expected, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected.  

We have limited experience servicing our vehicles, we intend to primarily utilize third parties to service our vehicles, and if we are unable to address the service requirements of our customers, our business could be materially and adversely affected.

We have limited experience servicing or repairing our vehicles and we are developing our service manuals and service procedures to repair our vehicles. We are in the process of developing a network of service providers who will also be our dealers as many states require that only dealers can provide warranty service on vehicles. For our international distributors, they will be service providers or will identify third-parties who will be service providers to service our vehicles.

Servicing electric vehicles is different than servicing vehicles with internal combustion engines and requires specialized skills, including high voltage training and servicing techniques. If we are unable to successfully address the service requirements of our customers, our business and prospects will be materially and adversely affected. If we are unable to successfully address the servicing requirements of our customers or establish a market perception that we maintain high-quality support, our reputation could be harmed, we may be subject to claims from our customers, and our business, results of operations or financial condition may be materially and adversely affected.

Significant product repair and/or replacement due to product warranty claims or product recalls could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

We provide a one-year warranty against defects for the Grunt and Brat, and a two-year warranty on the battery. We currently expect to provide a similar warranty for all our motorcycles as they are released for sale. We are in the process of developing our warranty for the Stag and we expect it to be consistent with other UTVs currently on the market. Our warranty will generally require us to repair or replace defective products during such warranty periods at no cost to the consumer. We record provisions based on an estimate of product warranty claims, but there is the possibility that actual claims may exceed these provisions and therefore negatively impact our results of operations of financial condition.

In addition, we may in the future be required to make product recalls or could be held liable in the event that some of our products do not meet safety standards or statutory requirements on product safety, even if the defects related to any such recall or liability are not covered by our limited warranty. The repair and replacement costs that we could incur in connection with a recall could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Product recalls could also harm our reputation and cause us to lose customers, particularly if recalls cause consumers to question the safety or reliability of our products, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations or financial condition. 

Our success is dependent upon the success of the off-road vehicle industry and upon consumers’ willingness to adopt electric vehicles.

Our success is dependent upon the success of the off-road vehicle industry as a whole, and in particular upon consumers’ willingness to adopt electric vehicles as an alternative to combustion vehicles. If the market for electric off-road vehicles does not develop at the rate or in the manner or to the extent that we expect, our business, results of operations or financial condition may be adversely materially affected. The market for electric vehicles is relatively new, rapidly evolving, characterized by rapidly changing technologies, price competition, additional competitors, evolving government regulation and industry standard, frequent new vehicle announcements and changing consumer demands and behaviors. Factors that may influence the adoption of electric vehicles include:

The influence of any of the factors described above may cause our customers not to purchase our vehicles and may otherwise materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Higher inflation and interest rates, volatile financial markets, unemployment and consumer confidence may cause consumers to defer or not purchase our products.

Globally inflation and interest rates have been rising throughout 2022 and could continue to rise in the future.

Our vehicles represent a discretionary purchase. Many consumers finance the purchase of an off-road vehicle and higher interest rates will result in higher monthly payments which some consumers may not qualify for or consumers may elect to defer their purchase until interest rates decline.

In addition, global financial markets overall have seen sharp declines in valuations and significant volatility in 2022 and could continue to experience additional declines and volatility in the future. Consumer confidence in the US has declined. A number of large companies have announced layoffs.

The influence of any of the factors described above may cause our customers not to purchase our vehicles and may otherwise materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

We currently operate in an area that is not heavily regulated, and future changes in government oversight may subject us to increased regulations, which may increase our expenses.

The off-road vehicle market is not heavily regulated, as compared to on-road vehicles, and, as such, we are not currently subject to significant government regulations. As this market develops and grows, it may come under increased regulatory scrutiny, which may result in increased regulations. This increase in regulations may result in increased costs and expenses, which may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

The duration and scope of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic remain uncertain and have adversely affected our supply chain and may continue to affect our operations, distribution, and demand for our products.

If we were to encounter a significant disruption due to COVID-19 at our third-party manufacturers, designers or developers or one or more of our suppliers, we may not be able to satisfy customer demand for a period of time. We have recently experienced delays and extended delivery dates with respect to the components we utilize for our vehicles. Although we believe these delays will not affect our ability to deliver our initial vehicles, they may restrict our third-party manufacturers’, designers’, developers’ and suppliers’ ability to deliver vehicles in the future. Furthermore, the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, demand for our products and impacts to our operations, including the measures taken by governmental authorities to address it, may precipitate or exacerbate other risks and/or uncertainties, including specifically many of the risk factors set forth herein, which may have a significant impact on our operating results and financial condition, although we are unable to predict the extent or nature of these impacts at this time.

We could be negatively impacted by cybersecurity attacks and are subject to evolving privacy laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions that could adversely impact our business and require that we incur substantial costs.

We use a variety of information technology systems in the ordinary course of business, which are potentially vulnerable to unauthorized access, computer viruses, ransomware software viruses and other similar types of malicious activities and cyber-attacks, including cyber-attacks to our information technology infrastructure and attempts by others to gain access to our proprietary or sensitive information, and ranging from individual attempts to advanced persistent threats. Additionally, our vendors and potentially our customers, such as federal, state and local governments, require us to maintain and protect our information technology infrastructure to specified standards in order to protect not only our sensitive information, but also their sensitive information. Further, ransomware attacks are becoming increasingly prevalent and severe. To alleviate the financial, operational, and reputational impact of a ransomware attack, it may be preferable to make extortion payments, but we may be unwilling or unable to do so, including, for example, if applicable laws or regulations prohibit such payments. The procedures and controls we use to monitor these threats and mitigate our exposure may not be sufficient to prevent cybersecurity incidents. The results of these incidents could include misstated financial data, theft of trade secrets or other intellectual property, liability for disclosure of confidential customer, supplier or employee information, increased costs arising from the implementation of additional security protective measures, litigation and reputational damage, which could materially adversely affect our financial condition, business or results of operations. Any remedial costs or other liabilities related to cybersecurity incidents may not be fully insured or indemnified by other means. Moreover, we or our third-party vendors or business partners may be more vulnerable to such attacks in remote work environments, which have increased in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, security breaches could result in a violation of applicable U.S. and international privacy and other laws and subject us to governmental investigations and proceedings, which could result in our exposure to material civil or criminal liability. 

Risks Related to our Common Stock

Our founders, directors and executive officers will continue to exercise significant control over us, which will limit your ability to influence corporate matters and could delay or prevent a change in corporate control.

The existing holdings of the outstanding shares of our common stock by our founders, directors and executive officers, assuming full exercise of the warrants held by such individuals and conversion of outstanding Convertible Notes and exercise of all remaining warrants, represent, in the aggregate, approximately 22.9% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, these stockholders will be able to influence our management and affairs and control the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval, including the election of directors and any sale, merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.

These stockholders acquired their shares of common stock for substantially less than the price of the shares of common stock acquired in our public offerings, and these stockholders may have interests, with respect to their common stock, that are different from those of other investors and the concentration of voting power among one or more of these stockholders may have an adverse effect on the price of our common stock.

In addition, this concentration of ownership might adversely affect the market price of our common stock by: (1) delaying, deferring or preventing a change of control of our company; (2) impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other business combination involving our company; or (3) discouraging a potential acquirer from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company.

We are party to certain agreements with our founders that may create a conflict of interest for our board of directors in evaluating a potential change of control transaction.

We have entered into a consulting agreementsagreement with Pink Possum, LLC (“Pink Possum”), an entity controlled by Mr. Okonsky, who is the chairman of our board of directors and Chief Technology Officer, and Highbridge Consultants, LLC (“Highbridge”), an entity controlled by Mr. James, who is a former member of our board of directors and a significant shareholder, pursuant to which Messrs.Mr. Okonsky and James provideprovides us with services. PursuantIn consideration for entering into the consulting agreement, we issued the entity a ten-year warrant to purchase our common stock at an exercise price of $0.004 per share. The number of shares of common stock issuable pursuant to the warrants was based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding at the time of exercise and provided that Pink Possum would receive 18.75% of our shares of common stock outstanding at the time of exercise on a fully diluted basis. On March 26, 2021, Pink Possum entered into an amendment to the consulting agreements agreeing to exchange the original warrant for a new ten-year warrant to purchase 4,750,000 of common stock at an exercise price of $0.98.

In addition, pursuant to the consulting agreement upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Transaction (as contemplated by such agreements), which generally includes a business combination, merger, or sale of all or substantially all of our assets (or similar events),defined below) for an aggregate gross sales price of $100.0 million or more, each entityPink Possum will receive a cash payment equal to 1% of such gross sales price. Since Messrs. Okonsky and JamesFor the purposes of the consulting agreement, “Fundamental Transaction” means any of the following: (i) a consolidation or merger involving the Company if the holders of the voting securities of the Company that are entitledoutstanding immediately prior to these payments, they may have a conflict of interest in determining whether a particular Fundamental Transaction is in the best interests of our stockholders. Furthermore, these payments upon the consummation of such consolidation or merger do not, immediately after the consummation of such consolidation or merger, hold voting securities that collectively possess at least a Fundamental Transaction may makemajority of the voting power of all the outstanding securities of the surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or such surviving entity’s parent entity; (ii) a transfer or issuance (in a single transaction or series of related transactions) by one or more of the Company and its stockholders to one person or to any group of persons acting in concert, of shares of the Company’s capital stock then collectively possessing 50% or more of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock (computed on an as-converted to common stock basis); or (iii) any sale, license, lease, assignment or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company. Furthermore, commencing upon the completion of the Company’s initial public offering of the shares of our company less attractive to a potential acquirer or may reduce the valuation we receive in connection with a Fundamental Transaction.

Furthermore,common stock, if our market capitalization exceeds $300.0 million for a period of 21 consecutive trading days, each of the entitiesentity will receive an additional cash payment equal to $15.0 million; provided that we will have the right, in our sole discretion, to make the foregoing $15.0 million payment by the issuance of shares of our common stock. Since Messrs. Okonsky and James are entitledThe foregoing amounts will be payable to these payments, they may have a conflict of interest when evaluating other transactions that may have an impact on our market capitalization. Additionally,Pink Possum if we elect to makethe above milestones occur any paymentstime prior to the entities in the formten-year anniversary of stock, it would reduce the ownership percentage of our other stockholders.original consulting agreement, or August 28, 2030.

In December 2022, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Okonsky which provided him with an annual salary of $170,000 and allowed him to participate in the Company’s benefits which are available to all employees. The consulting agreement with Pink Possum was terminated butterminated. However, the warrants to Pink Possum, and the provisions related to the occurrence offor a Fundamental Transaction and the market capitalization thresholds and related cash payments owed to Pink Possum if these were to occur remain in effect.

Your ownership may be diluted if additional capital stock is issuedeffect subsequent to raise capital, to finance acquisitions or in connection with strategic transactions.the employment agreement. 

We may seek2021 Stock Plan

The 2021 Stock Plan was adopted by our Board in January 2021 and approved by our stockholders on March 24, 2021. The Compensation Committee, or our entire Board for the period prior to raise additional funds, finance acquisitions or develop strategic relationships by issuing equity or convertible debt securities, which would reduce the percentage ownership of our existing stockholders. Our board of directors has the authority, without action or vote of the stockholders, to issue all or any part of our authorized but unissued shares of common or preferred stock. Our certificate of incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Future issuances of common or preferred stock would reduce your influence over matters on which stockholders vote and would be dilutive to earnings per share. In addition, any newly issued preferred stock could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of the common stock. Those rights, preferences and privileges could include, among other things, the establishment of dividends that must be paid priorour Compensation Committee, grants incentive awards to declaring or paying dividends or other distributionsour eligible NEOs, directors, employees, and certain consultants under our 2021 Stock Plan in order to holdersalign the interests of our management team and employees with the interests of our stockholders and to create substantial incentives for the team to achieve our long-term goals. These awards enable us to provide competitive compensation to help in the recruitment of executives and employees and also, through vesting provisions, help to promote retention and long-term service of executives and key employees. During 2022, the Compensation Committee granted awards of restricted stock units, stock options and common stock or providing for preferential liquidation rights. These rights, preferences and privileges could negatively affect the rights of holders of our common stock, and the right to convert such preferred stock intogrants totaling 2,373,201 shares of our common stock at a rate or price that would have a dilutive effect on the outstanding shares of our common stock.

If our stock price fluctuates, you could lose a significant part of your investment.

Since our initial public offering through March 3, 2023 our share price has fluctuated from a high of $17.96 to a low of $0.95, and closed at $1.73 on March 3, 2023. The market price of our common stock is subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, the risk factors described in this filing and other factors beyond our control, such as fluctuations in the valuation of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us. Furthermore, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations, as well as general economic, political, and market conditions, such as recessions, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock. In the past, many companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have been subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention from other business concerns, which could seriously harm our business.

The terms of the Convertible Notes and Warrants impose additional challenges on our ability to raise capital.

The agreements related to the sale of the Convertible Notes and Warrants contain a number of restrictive covenants that may impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us while the Convertible Notes and Warrants remain outstanding, unless the restrictions are waived by consent of each holder, including, but not limited to, restrictions on our ability to incur additional indebtedness and guarantee indebtedness; incur liens or allow mortgages or other encumbrances; redeem, or repurchase certain other debt; pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase or redeem our capital stock; sell assets or enter into or effect certain other transactions; issue additional equity (outside of the Convertible Notes and Warrants, issuances under our equity compensation plan and other limited exceptions); and enter into variable rate transactions, among other restrictions.

A breach of the covenants or restrictions under the agreements related to the sale of the Convertible Notes and Warrants and related agreements governing our indebtedness could result in an event of default under such agreements. As a result of these restrictions, we may be limited in how we conduct our business, unable to finance our operations through additional debt or equity financings and/or unable to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities.

Further, while we could potentially receive up to an aggregate of $29.2 million in gross proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrant and the warrant issued to Aegis in connection with Company’s 2022 public offering (the “2022 Underwriter Warrant”), assuming the exercise in full of all of the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrant and 2022 Underwriter Warrant, no assurances can be made that the holders of such warrants will elect to exercise any or all of such warrants and, accordingly, no assurance that we will receive any proceeds from the exercise of the Warrants, Placement Agent Warrant and 2022 Underwriter Warrant. We believe the likelihood that the holders will exercise the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrant and the 2022 Underwriter Warrant, and therefore the amount of cash proceeds that we would receive, is dependent upon the trading price of our common stock, which as of the date this filing was below the exercise price of $2.85 for the Warrants, the exercise price of $3.5625 for the Placement Agent Warrant and the exercise price of $3.75 for the 2022 Underwriter Warrant. If the trading price for our common stock is less than the exercise price for either the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrant or the 2022 Underwriter Warrant, we believe the holders of such warrants will be unlikely to exercise their warrants. Accordingly, we may not receive cash proceeds with respect to either the Warrants, Placement Agent Warrant or 2022 Underwriter Warrant and we are restricted in our ability to conduct additional debt or equity financings.

The issuance of our common stock in connection with the Company’s outstanding warrants, including the Warrants, the Placement Agent Warrant and the 2022 Underwriter Warrant, and the Convertible Notes, could cause substantial dilution, which could materially affect the trading price of our common stock.

The Warrants, the Convertible Notes, the Placement Agent Warrant, and the 2022 Underwriter Warrant are exercisable or convertible, as applicable, for up to 22,072,464 shares of the Company’s common stock. The additional shares of common stock issued upon the exercise or conversion, as applicable, of the Warrants, the Convertible Notes, the Placement Agent Warrant and the 2022 Underwriter Warrant will result in dilution to the then existing holders of common stock of the Company and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of a substantial number of such shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

The sale of our common stock by our stockholders, or the perception that stock sales may occur, could cause the price of our common stock to decline.

On August 22, 2022 we entered into the Securities Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which we agreed to issue and sell to the investors in the private placement (i) the Convertible Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $27,173,913, at an initial conversion price of $2.25 per share of the Company’s common stock and subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of specified events, and (ii) the Warrants to purchase up to 9,057,971 shares of common stock with an initial exercise price of $2.85 per share of common stock. Contemporaneously, we entered into the Placement Agent Agreement, pursuant to which we agreed to issue the Placement Agent Warrant to purchase up to 603,864 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.5625. On February 1, 2022, we entered into an Underwriting Agreement, dated February 1, 2022, between the Company and Aegis Capital Corp., pursuant to which we agreed to issue the 2022 Underwriter Warrant to purchase up to 333,334 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $3.75. Therefore, up to 22,072,464 shares of the Company’s common stock have been registered for resale.

The sale of our common stock in the public market or otherwise, including sales of the common stock issuable upon the exercise or conversion of the Warrants, Convertible Notes, Placement Agent Warrant or the 2022 Underwriter Warrant, as applicable, by the holders of the Warrants, Convertible Notes, Placement Agent Warrant or the 2022 Underwriter Warrant, or the perception that such sales could occur, could harm the prevailing market price of our common stock. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity securities in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate (which ability to sell equity securities is also subject to restrictions under2021 Stock Plan. Under the terms of the Securities Purchase Agreementoutstanding awards, all unvested shares will lapse and related agreements). If and when we do issue shares of common stock to holders of the Warrants, Convertible Notes, Placement Agent Warrant or the 2022 Underwriter Warrant,be forfeited upon the exercise or conversion, as applicable of the Warrants, Convertible Notes, Placement Agent Warrant or 2022 Underwriter Warrant, such stockholders may resell all, some or none of those shares of common stock at any time or from time to time at their discretion. Resales of our common stock may cause the market price of our securities to drop significantly, regardless of the performance of our business.

We may not be able to maintain our listing on the Nasdaq, which could have a material adverse effect on us and our stockholders.

The standards for continued listing on Nasdaq include, among other things, that the minimum bid price for the listed securities not fall below $1.00 for a period in excess of thirty consecutive business days. During the months of May 2022, December 2022 and January 2023 our common stock traded at levels below $1.00 per share, but never for thirty consecutive days. However, if the closing bid price of our common stock were to fail to meet Nasdaq’s minimum closing bid price requirement, or if we otherwise fail to meet any other applicable requirements of Nasdaq and we are unable to regain compliance, Nasdaq may make a determination to delist our common stock. The delisting of our common stock from Nasdaq could negatively impact us by (i) reducing the liquidity and market price of our common stock; (ii) reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, which could negatively impact our ability to raise equity financing; (iii) impacting our ability to use a registration statement to offer and sell freely tradable securities, thereby preventing or limiting us from accessing the public capital markets; and (iv) impairing our ability to provide equity incentives to our employees.

If securities or industry analysts do not publish research or reports about us, or if they adversely change their recommendations regarding our common stock, then our stock price and trading volume could decline.

The trading market for our common stock is influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts publish about us, our industry and our market. If no analyst elects to cover us and publish research or reports about us, the market for our common stock could be severely limited and our stock price could be adversely affected. As a small-cap company, we are more likely than our larger competitors to lack coverage from securities analysts. In addition, even if we receive analyst coverage, if one or more analysts ceases coverage of us or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which in turn could cause our stock price or trading volume to decline. If one or more analysts who elect to cover us issue negative reports or adversely change their recommendations regarding our common stock, our stock price could decline.

As an “emerging growth company” under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements.

As an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements. We are an emerging growth company until the earliest of:

For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to:

Additionally, for so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we:

We intend to take advantage of all of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, other than the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under §107 of the JOBS Act.

Certain of these reduced reporting requirements and exemptions were already available to us due to the fact that we also qualify as a “smaller reporting company” under SEC rules. For instance, smaller reporting companies are not required to obtain an auditor attestation and report regarding management’s assessment of internal control over financial reporting; are not required to provide a compensation discussion and analysis; are not required to provide a pay-for-performance graph or CEO pay ratio disclosure; and may present only two years of audited financial statements and related MD&A disclosure.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Our corporate headquarters is located in Round Rock, Texas, where we currently lease approximately 23,300 square feet of space across three facilities.  We believe that our existing space is adequate for our current operations. We believe that suitable replacement and additional space, if necessary, will be available in the future on commercially reasonable terms.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

From time to time in the ordinary course of our business, we may be involved in legal proceedings, the outcomes of which may not be determinable. The results of litigation are inherently unpredictable. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, result in costly litigation, require significant amounts of management time and result in diversion of significant resources. We are not able to estimate an aggregate amount or range of reasonably possible losses for those legal matters for which losses are not probable and estimable. We have insurance policies covering potential losses where such coverage is cost effective.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

Market Information

Our common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market LLC under the symbol “VLCN”.

Holders

As of March 3, 2023, we had 1,210 shareholders of record and 24,613,234 outstanding shares.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our capital stock. Pursuant to the Convertible Notes we issued in August 2022, until all of the Convertible Notes have been converted, redeemed or otherwise satisfied in full, we are not permitted without the prior written consent of the note holders to declare or pay any cash dividend. We currently intend to retain earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business. We do not expect to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Payment of future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, restrictions contained in any financing instruments, provisions of applicable law and other factors the board deems relevant.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

All information related to equity securities sold by us during the period covered by this report that were not registered under the Securities Act have been included in our Form 10-Q filings or in a Form 8-K filing. We did not issue any equity securities during the fourth quarter of 2022 that were not registered under the Securities Act.

ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

ITEM 7.MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with the financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those discussed in our forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Overview

We are an all-electric, off-road powersports vehicle company developing and building electric two and four-wheel motorcycles and utility terrain vehicles (UTVs), also known as side-by-sides, along with a complete line of upgrades and accessories. In October 2020, we began building and testing prototypes for our future offerings with two off-road motorcycles – the Grunt and the Runt. Our motorcycles feature unique frame designs protected by design patents. Additional utility and design patents have been filed for other aspects of Volcon’s vehicles.

We initially began to sell and distribute the Grunt and related accessories in the U.S. on a direct-to-consumer sales platform. We terminated our direct-to-consumer sales platform in November 2021. Prior to the termination of our direct-to-consumer sales platform, U.S. customers made deposits for 360 Grunts (net of cancellations) and five Runts, plus accessories and a delivery fee representing total deposits of $2.2 million. These orders were cancelable by the customer until the vehicle was delivered and after a 14-day acceptance period, therefore the deposits were recorded as deferred revenue. As of June 30, 2022, we had completed shipping of all Grunts sold through our direct-to-consumer sales platform. Due to delays in developing the Runt, we refunded the deposits made for all Runts.

Beginning in November 2021, we began negotiating dealership agreements with powersports dealers to display and sell our vehicles and accessories. Customers can now, or will soon be able to, buy our vehicles and accessories directly from a local dealership. Some of these dealers will also provide warranty and repair services to customers. Through December 31, 2022, we have entered into 151 dealership agreements. Upon sale of a Grunt the dealer may order an additional Grunt. We expect to be able to offer the dealers a financing option, or “floor plan” to make larger purchases of our vehicles, but we do not currently have this financing option available. We have agreements with third-party financing companies to provide financing to qualified customers of each dealer. There is no recourse to the Company or the dealer if the dealer’s customer defaults on the financing agreement with this third-party.

As of December 31, 2022, we have signed agreements with five importers in Latin America and one importer for the Caribbean Region, collectively referred to herein as the LATAM importers to sell our vehicles and accessories in their assigned countries/markets. In June 2022 we signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Torrot Electric Europa S.A., referred to herein as Torrot, to distribute their electric motorcycles for youth riders in Latin America. We will use our LATAM importers to sell Torrot’s products in Latin America.

In October 2022, we signed an expanded agreement with Torrot to also be the exclusive distributor of Torrot and Volcon co-branded youth electric motorcycles in the United States as well as Latin America. This agreement supersedes the original Torrot agreement and once all Torrot branded inventory is sold, we will no longer distribute Torrot branded motorcycles. Finally, in December 2022 we signed an expanded agreement with Torrot to be the exclusive distributor of Volcon co-branded youth electric motorcycles in Canada.

We expect to expand our global sales of our vehicles and accessories beyond our current LATAM importer base. We expect to sign more LATAM importers in 2023 and expect to begin selling in Canada in 2023. We expect export sales to be executed with individual importers in each country that will buy containers of vehicles. Each importer will sell vehicles and accessories to local dealers or directly to customers. Local dealers will provide warranty and repair services for vehicles purchased in their country.

In July 2022, we expanded our offeringsparticipant’s employment with the introduction of the first of our Volcon UTV models, the Stag, which we anticipate will be available for delivery to customers possibly as early as the first half of 2023, followed by additional models of the Stag expected in 2024 and 2025 and the introduction of a higher performance, longer range UTV (to be named) which we expect to begin delivering in 2025. The Stag will be manufactured by a third-party and incorporate electrification units, which include batteries, drive units and control modules provided by General Motors. Beginning in June 2022 we have taken non-binding pre-production orders which are cancelable prior to delivery.Company.

Through August 2022 we assembled the Grunt in a leased production facility in Round Rock, Texas. In August 2022 we announced that we will outsource the manufacturing of the Grunt to a third-party manufacturer, which we anticipate will reduce costs and improve profitability on the Grunt and received Grunts from this manufacturer in January 2023. We also outsourced the manufacturing of the 2023 Grunt EVO to the same third-party manufacturer. The 2023 Grunt EVO will replace the Grunt and has a belt drive rather than a chain drive as well as an updated rear suspension and new seat. We have received prototypes of the Grunt EVO in the first quarter of 2023 and expect to begin sales in the second quarter of 2023.

In September 2022, we reduced our headcount in our product development and administration departments as we outsourced the design and development of certain components of our vehicle development. We also hired our chief marketing officer and expect to hire additional sales and marketing employees and increase marketing activities to further support our brand and products.

We began taking pre-orders for an eBike, the Brat, in September 2022 and shipments to customers began in the fourth quarter of 2022. In January 2023, we began selling the Brat directly to consumers through our website. Consumers who order the Brat from our website can have the Brat shipped to their specified destination. The Brat is being manufactured by a third-party.

In November 2022 we finalized an agreement for a third-party to manufacture the Runt. We received prototypes of the Runt in the first quarter of 2023 and expect to begin sales in the second quarter of 2023.

The estimated fulfillment of all orders we have received to date assumes that our third-party manufacturers can successfully meet our order quantities and deadlines. If they are unable to satisfy orders on a timely basis, our customers may cancel their orders.

Results of Operations

The following financial information is for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021.