Document:

SOLOMON
      TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

    

    Gary
      G. Brandt 2008 Consulting Agreement and Plan

    

    In
      consideration of the agreement of SOLOMON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (the “Company”) to
      retain GARY G. BRANDT as an independent consultant (“Consultant”) to provide the
      services for the term and at the compensation rate specified below, Consultant
      agrees with the Company as follows:

    

    1.
      Performance of Services.
      Consultant will perform in a professional and expeditious manner all services
      for the Company which the Company and Consultant mutually agree should be
      performed by him. Consultant and Company agree that such services will relate
      principally to transitional matters that arise during the term of this
      Agreement.

    

    2.
      Term.
      The term
      of this Agreement and Plan shall be until March 31, 2008 unless earlier
      terminated by the Company.

    

    3.
      Compensation.
      The
      Company will pay compensation to Consultant in the form of one hundred
      sixty-seven thousand (167,000) shares (the “Consulting Shares”) of the Company’s
      common stock, par value $.001 (“Common Stock”) in consideration for his services
      hereunder. The Company will also issue to Consultant 333,000 additional shares
      of Common Stock (the “Additional Shares” and, together with the Consulting
      Shares, the “Shares”) to reimburse Consultant for expenses incurred prior to the
      date hereof, as described in an Agreement and Mutual Release of even date
      herewith. The Shares shall be issued to Consultant prior to the filing of a
      registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on
      Form S-8 or equivalent with respect to the Shares. The Company represents and
      warrants that it will file the registration statement with the SEC no later
      than
      January 18, 2008. The Shares shall be delivered to Consultant c/o Consultant’s
      attorney, Jonathan Ben-Asher, Beranbaum Menken Ben-Asher & Bierman LLP, 80
      Pine Street - 32nd
      floor,
      New York, N.Y. 10005, by a nationally recognized courier service requiring
      signature receipt. The Shares shall be the sole compensation payable to
      Consultant hereunder. 

    

    4.
      Independent
      Contractor. In
      furnishing services, Consultant will at all times be acting as an independent
      contractor. As such, Consultant will not by reason this Agreement and Plan
      or
      his services hereunder, be entitled to participate in or to receive any benefit
      or right under any of the Company's employee stock, benefit or welfare plans.
      Consultant agrees to report his compensation from the Company as income from
      self employment and to pay all self employment and other taxes required by
      law
      to be paid with respect to such compensation as and when the same shall become
      due and payable.

    

    5.
      Personal
      Services of Consultant.
      Consultant agrees to provide only his own services to perform this agreement,
      except as otherwise agreed to in writing by the Company.

    

    6.
      Insurance.
      Consultant agrees to insure himself with all necessary insurance, including,
      but
      not limited to, workmen's compensation, disability, unemployment and general
      liability insurance, the amounts and coverage of which shall be sufficient
      adequately to compensate for any and all injury, loss or damage which may result
      from or arise out of his performance of services under this Agreement and Plan.
      

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

     

    7.
      Severability.
      In case
      any one or more of the provisions or part of a provision contained in this
      Agreement and Plan shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or
      unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
      shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement and Plan, but this
      Agreement and Plan shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or
      unenforceable provision or part of a provision had never been contained herein.
      In the event that any provision of this Agreement and Plan shall be determined
      to be unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction by reason of
      extending for too great a period of time or over too large a geographic area
      or
      over too great a range of activities, it shall be interpreted to extend only
      over the maximum period of time, geographic area or range of activities as
      to
      which it may be enforceable.

    

    8.
      Applicable
      Law.
      This
      Agreement and Plan shall be construed, interpreted and applied in accordance
      with the substantive laws of the State Connecticut.

    

    9.
      Notice.
      Any
      written notice to be given under this Agreement and Plan must be delivered
      in
      person or given by registered or certified mail or delivered by a nationally
      recognized courier service requiring signature receipt:

    

      
        	
                If
                  to the Company, to:

              	
                Solomon
                  Technologies, Inc.

              
	 	
                1224
                  Mill Street, Bldg. B

              
	 	
                East
                  Berlin, CT 06023

              
	
                 

              	
                Attention:
                  Corporate Counsel

              

      

    
      	
              If
                to Consultant, to:

            	
              Gary
                G. Brandt  

            
	 	
              50
                Blue Ridge Drive

            
	 	
              Simsbury,
                CT 06089

            

       

    

    10.
      Assignment. Consultant
      agrees not to assign or delegate any right or obligation under this Agreement
      and Plan. 

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    11.
      Prior
      Agreement.
      This
      Agreement supersedes the Consulting Agreement and Plan between the Company
      and
      Consultant dated January 9, 2008.

    

    Dated:
      January 10, 2008

    

    CONSULTANT

     

      	 	 	 	 
	/s/ Gary
              G.
              Brandt	 	 	
            
	
              

              Gary
                G. Brandt

            	 	 	
            

    

     

     

    SOLOMON
      TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 

    

    
      	 	 	 	 
	By:
/s/
              Gary M. Laskowski	 	 	
            
	
              
                

              

              
                Gary
                  M. Laskowski

                Chairman,
                  Board of Directors2008
      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND PLAN

     

    THIS
      2008
      EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT AND PLAN (“Agreement and Plan”) made and entered into as of
      January 15, 2008 by and between Solomon Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”), a
      Delaware corporation located at 1224 Mill Street, Bldg. B, East Berlin, CT
      06023, and Gary M. Laskowski (the “Employee”).

     

    WITNESSETH
      THAT:

     

    WHEREAS,
      the Company desires to employ Employee on an at will basis upon and subject
      to
      the terms herein provided; and

     

    WHEREAS,
      Employee is willing to agree to be employed by the Company on an at will basis
      upon and subject to the terms herein provided;

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, the parties hereto covenant and
      agree as follows:

     

    1. Employment;
      Compensation.
      The
      Company agrees to employ Employee effective January 2, 2008 as non-executive
      Chairman of the Board. The Company will pay Employee for his services during
      the
      term of the Employee’s employment hereunder as provided in Exhibit
      A
      hereto.
      Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them
      in
Exhibit
      A. 

     

    2. Office
      and Duties.
      Employee shall advise the Company principally with respect to (a) strategic
      planning for the Company including, but not limited to, acquisitions, and (b)
      funding of the Company’s current operations, acquisition opportunities and
      strategic plan. In addition, Employee shall advise the Company with respect
      to
      the its business and operations and shall perform such specific other tasks,
      as
      may from time to time be assigned to the Employee by the Board of Directors.
      Employee shall devote such business time, labor, skill, attention and best
      ability to the performance of his duties hereunder in a manner which will
      faithfully and diligently further the business and interests of the Company.
      

     

    3. Expenses.
      Employee shall be entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred by him in
      connection with the performance of his duties hereunder upon receipt of vouchers
      therefore in accordance with such procedures as the Company has heretofore
      or
      may hereafter establish.

     

    4. Accrued
      Compensation.
      The
      Company acknowledges that it owes Employee accrued compensation in the aggregate
      amount of $57,500 (“Accrued Compensation”) and agrees to pay such amount to
      employee as provided in Exhibit
      A.
      

     

    5. Additional
      Benefits.
      Nothing
      herein contained shall preclude Employee, to the extent he is otherwise
      eligible, from participation in all group insurance programs or other fringe
      benefit plans which the Company may hereafter in its sole and absolute
      discretion make available generally to its employees, but the Company shall
      be
      required to establish or maintain any such program or plan.

     

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    6. Termination
      of Employment.
      

     

    Employee’s
      employment shall be “at will” and may be terminated by the Company at any time
      upon payment of three months Salary.

     

    7.
       Notices.
      All
      notices and other communications under this Agreement and Plan shall be in
      writing and may be given by any of the following methods: (a) personal delivery;
      (b) facsimile transmission; (c) registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
      return receipt requested; or (d) reputable overnight delivery service. Notices
      shall be sent to the appropriate party at its address or facsimile number given
      below (or at such other address or facsimile number as specified by notice
      given
      under this Section
      7):

     

    if
      to
      the Company:

     

    Solomon
      Technologies, Inc.

    Attention:
      Chief Executive Officer

    1224
      Mill
      Street, Bldg. B

    East
      Berlin, CT 06023

     

    if
      to
      Employee,
      to the
      address as set forth on the signature page.

     

    All
      such
      notices and communications shall be deemed received upon (a) actual receipt
      by
      the addressee, (b) actual delivery to the appropriate address or (c) in the
      case
      of a facsimile transmission, upon transmission by the sender and issuance by
      the
      transmitting machine of a confirmation slip confirming that the number of pages
      constituting the notice have been transmitted without error. In the case of
      notices sent by facsimile transmission, the sender shall contemporaneously
      mail
      a copy of the notice to the addressee at the address provided above; however,
      that mailing shall not alter the time at which the facsimile notice is deemed
      received.

     

    8. Assignability.
      In the
      event that the Company shall be merged with, or consolidated into, any other
      entity, or in the event that it shall sell and transfer substantially all of
      its
      assets to another entity, the terms of this Agreement and Plan shall inure
      to
      the benefit of, and be assumed by, the entity resulting from such merger or
      consolidation, or to which the Company’s assets shall be sold and transferred.
      This Agreement and Plan shall not be assignable by Employee, but it shall be
      binding upon, and to the extent provided in Section
      6
      shall
      inure to the benefit of, his heirs, executors, administrators and legal
      representatives.

     

    9. Entire
      Agreement.
      This
      Agreement and Plan (which for all purposes shall include Exhibit
      A
      hereto)
      contains the entire agreement between the Company and Employee with respect
      to
      the subject matter thereof and supersedes any other previous oral or written
      agreement relating to the subject matter hereof, and there has been no oral
      or
      other agreement of any kind whatsoever as a condition precedent or inducement
      to
      the signing of this Agreement and Plan or otherwise concerning this Agreement
      and Plan or the subject matter hereof.

     

    10. Expenses.
      Each
      party shall pay its own expenses incident to the performance or enforcement
      of
      this Agreement and Plan, including all fees and expenses of its counsel for
      all
      activities of such counsel undertaken pursuant to this Agreement and Plan,
      except as otherwise herein specifically provided.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    11. Waivers
      and Further Agreements.
      Any
      waiver of any terms or conditions of this Agreement and Plan shall not operate
      as a waiver of any other breach of such terms or conditions or any other term
      or
      condition, nor shall any failure to enforce any provision hereof operate as
      a
      waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof; provided,
      however,
      that no
      such written waiver, unless it, by its own terms, explicitly provides to the
      contrary, shall be construed to effect a continuing waiver of the provision
      being waived and no such waiver in any instance shall constitute a waiver in
      any
      other instance or for any other purpose or impair the right of the party against
      whom such waiver is claimed in all other instances or for all other purposes
      to
      require full compliance with such provision. Each of the parties hereto agrees
      to execute all such further instruments and documents and to take all such
      further action as the other party may reasonably require in order to effectuate
      the terms and purposes of this Agreement and Plan.

     

    12. Amendments.
      This
      Agreement and Plan may not be amended, nor shall any waiver, change,
      modification, consent or discharge be effected except by an instrument in
      writing executed by or on behalf of the party against whom enforcement of any
      waiver, change, modification, consent or discharge is sought.

     

    13. Severability.
      If any
      provision of this Agreement and Plan shall be held or deemed to be, or shall
      in
      fact be, invalid, inoperative or unenforceable as applied to any particular
      case
      in any jurisdiction or jurisdictions, or in all jurisdictions or in all cases,
      because of the conflicting of any provision with any constitution or statute
      or
      rule of public policy or for any other reason, such circumstance shall not
      have
      the effect of rendering the provision or provisions in question, invalid,
      inoperative or unenforceable in any other jurisdiction or in any other case
      or
      circumstance or of rendering any other provision or provisions herein contained
      invalid, inoperative or unenforceable to the extent that such other provisions
      are not themselves actually in conflict with such constitution, statute or
      rule
      of public policy, but this Agreement and Plan shall be reformed and construed
      in
      any such jurisdiction or case as if such invalid, inoperative or unenforceable
      provision had never been contained herein and such provision reformed so that
      it
      would be valid, operative and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted in
      such jurisdiction or in such case.

     

    14. Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement and Plan may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
      shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
      and
      the same instrument, and in pleading or proving any provision of this Agreement
      and Plan, it shall not be necessary to produce more than one of such
      counterparts.

     

    15. Section
      Headings.
      The
      headings contained in this Agreement and Plan are for reference purposes only
      and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement
      and Plan.

     

    16. Gender.
      Whenever used herein, the singular number shall include the plural, the plural
      shall include the singular, and the use of any gender shall include all
      genders.

     

    17. Governing
      Law.
      This
      Agreement and Plan shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance
      with the law (other than the law governing conflict of law questions) of the
      State of Connecticut.

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed or caused to be executed this
      Agreement and Plan as of the date first above written.

    
      	 	 	 
	 	SOLOMON
              TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	
            	By:  	/s/
              Jonathan D. Betts
	 	
              

              Jonathan
                D. Betts

              Director
                and Chairman, 

              Compensation
                Committee

            
	 	
            

    

    
      	 	 	 
	 	EMPLOYEE
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	
            	        	/s/
              Gary
              M. Laskowski
	 	
              
Gary
              M. Laskowski
	 	
            
	 	Address
	 	
              c/o
                Venture Partners Ltd.

              1224
                Mill Street

              Building
                A

              East
                Berlin, CT 06023

            

    

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    Exhibit
      A

    

    This
      Exhibit
      A
      constitutes an integral part of the 2008 Employment Agreement and Plan
      (“Agreement and Plan”) between Solomon Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) and
      Gary M. Laskowski (“Employee) dated January 11, 2007.

    

    Commencing
      as of January 2, 2008, the Company will pay compensation to Employee during
      the
      term of the Agreement and Plan or as otherwise set forth herein:

    

    1.
       Salary.
      For each
      payroll period of the Company that the Employee remains employed by the Company,
      the Company will pay Employee for his services a Salary at an annual rate of
      $150,000, payable in arrears in equal installments in accordance with standard
      Company practice, subject only to such payroll and withholding deductions as
      are
      required by law. 

    

    2. Accrued
      Compensation.
      The
      Company shall pay Employee the Accrued Compensation at the rate of $4,230 per
      biweekly payroll period until such amount has been reduced to zero.

     

    3. Payment
      in Shares of Common Stock.
      Whenever in the opinion of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company that
      there
      is insufficient cash available to pay the Salary or Accrued Compensation, or
      both, in whole or in part, the Salary and Accrued Compensation or any portion
      thereof shall be paid in Shares registered on Form S-8 or equivalent at a value
      equal to their closing price on each Valuation Date, provided
      that
      if as of
      a Salary payment date, the Company is prohibited from filing a Form S-8 or
      its
      equivalent due to a third party loan covenant or agreement the Company has
      with
      such third party lender in effect as of such Salary payment date, then the
      Shares otherwise due the Employee on such Salary payment date shall not be
      paid
      to him on such date and instead shall be paid to him in the aggregate in a
      lump
      sum payment of Shares on the date the Company is able to file a Form S-8 or
      its
      equivalent that will allow for said payments to him, provided
      further
      that in
      any such event, the number of Shares to be issued and paid to the Employee
      shall
      be determined by reference to the Valuation Date that would have applied had
      no
      prohibition so existed. The Valuation Date shall be the last day in which Shares
      traded preceding the current Salary payment date.

    

    4.
       2008
      Bonus.
      The
      Company agrees with Employee that a bonus for 2008 will be negotiated and agreed
      to for Employee no later than March1, 2008.

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