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Security Agreement

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 SECURITY AGREEMENT 
 THIS SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated
as of January 31, 2007, is made and given by each of the undersigned (each a “Grantor” and collectively, the “Grantors”), to WB QT, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in its capacity as Agent (in such
capacity, the “Secured Party”), for the “Lenders” as defined in and from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (defined below). 
 RECITALS 
 A. Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Borrower”), the Lenders and the Secured Party have entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2007 (as the same may hereafter be amended, supplemented, extended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to extend to the Borrower certain credit accommodations. 
 B.
It is a condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to extend credit accommodations pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement that this Agreement be executed and delivered by the Grantors. 
 C. All the Grantors (other than the Borrower) are direct or indirect Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the Borrower. 
 D. Each Grantor finds it advantageous, desirable and in its best interests to comply with the requirement that it execute and deliver this Agreement to
the Secured Party. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Lenders to enter into the Credit Agreement
and to extend credit accommodations to the Borrower thereunder, each Grantor hereby agrees with the Secured Party for the benefit of the Secured Party and the Lenders as follows: 
 Section 1. Defined Terms. 
 1(a)
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: 
 “Account” means a right
to payment of a monetary obligation, whether or not earned by performance, (i) for property that has been or is to be sold, leased, licensed, assigned, or otherwise disposed of, (ii) for services rendered or to be rendered, (iii) for a policy
of insurance issued or to be issued, (iv) for a secondary obligation incurred or to be incurred, (v) for energy provided or to be provided, (vi) for the use or hire of a vessel under a charter or other contract, (vii) arising out of the use of
a credit or charge card or 

 
information contained on or for use with the card, or (viii) as winnings in a lottery or other game of chance operated, sponsored, licensed or
authorized by a State or governmental unit of a State, or person licensed or authorized to operate the game by a State or governmental unit of a State. The term includes health-care insurance receivables. 
 “Account Debtor” shall mean a Person who is obligated on or under any Account, Chattel Paper, Instrument or General
Intangible. 
 “Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in Recital A hereof. 
 “Chattel Paper” shall mean a record or records that evidence both a monetary obligation and a security interest in
specific goods, a security interest in specific goods and software used in the goods, a security interest in specific goods and license of software used in the goods, a lease of specific goods, or a lease of specific goods and license of software
used in the goods. 
 “Collateral” shall mean all property and rights in property now owned or hereafter at
any time acquired by any Grantor in or upon which a Security Interest is granted to the Secured Party by such Grantor under this Agreement. 
 “Deposit Account” shall mean any demand, time, savings, passbook or similar account maintained with a bank. 
 “Document” shall mean a document of title or a warehouse receipt. 
 “Equipment” shall mean all machinery, equipment, motor vehicles, furniture, furnishings and fixtures, including all
accessions, accessories and attachments thereto, and any guaranties, warranties, indemnities and other agreements of manufacturers, vendors and others with respect to such Equipment. 
 “Event of Default” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 18 hereof. 
 “Financing Statement” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 4 hereof. 
 “Fixtures” shall mean goods that have become so related to particular real property that an interest in them arises under
real property law. 
 “General Intangibles” shall mean any personal property (other than goods, Accounts,
Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Documents, Instruments, Investment Property, Letter of Credit Rights and money) including things in action, contract rights, payment intangibles, software, corporate and other business records, inventions, designs,
patents, patent applications, service marks, trademarks, tradenames, trade secrets, internet domain names, engineering drawings, good will, registrations, copyrights, licenses, 

  

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franchises, customer lists, tax refund claims, royalties, licensing and product rights, rights to the retrieval from third parties of electronically
processed and recorded data and all rights to payment resulting from an order of any court. 
 “Instrument”
shall mean a negotiable instrument or any other writing which evidences a right to the payment of a monetary obligation and is not itself a security agreement or lease and is of a type which is transferred in the ordinary course of business by
delivery with any necessary endorsement or assignment. 
 “Inventory” shall mean goods, other than farm
products, which are leased by a person as lessor, are held by a person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, are furnished by a person under a contract of service, or consist of raw materials, work in process, or
materials used or consumed in a business or incorporated or consumed in the production of any of the foregoing and supplies, in each case wherever the same shall be located, whether in transit, on consignment, in retail outlets, warehouses,
terminals or otherwise, and all property the sale, lease or other disposition of which has given rise to an Account and which has been returned to any Grantor or repossessed by any Grantor or stopped in transit. 
 “Investment Property” shall mean a security, whether certificated or uncertificated, a security entitlement, a securities
account and all financial assets therein, a commodity contract or a commodity account. 
 “Letter of Credit
Right” shall mean a right to payment or performance under a letter of credit, whether or not the beneficiary has demanded or is at the time entitled to demand payment or performance. 
 “Lien” shall mean any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance, title retention agreement or
analogous instrument or device (including the interest of the lessors under capitalized leases), in, of or on any assets or properties of the Person referred to. 
 “Obligations” shall mean (a) all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of each Grantor to the Secured Party or
any Lender of every kind, nature or description under the Credit Agreement, including the Borrower’s obligations on any promissory note or notes under the Credit Agreement and any note or notes hereafter issued in substitution or replacement
thereof, and any other Loan Document (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (b) any and all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of any Grantor to the Secured Party or any Lender of every kind, nature and description under any Guaranty and
any other guaranty or guaranties executed and delivered by such Grantor in favor of the Secured Party, (c) all liabilities of each Grantor under this Agreement, and in all of the foregoing cases whether due or to become due, and whether now
existing or hereafter arising or incurred. 
  

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 “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, firm, association, trust, unincorporated organization, government or governmental agency or political subdivision or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other
capacity. 
 “Security Interest” shall have the meaning given such term in Section 2 hereof. 

1(b) All other terms used in this Agreement which are not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in Article 9 of the
Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Minnesota. 
 1(c) Unless the context of this Agreement otherwise clearly requires,
references to the plural include the singular, the singular, the plural and “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be
deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar terms in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of
this Agreement. References to Sections are references to Sections in this Agreement unless otherwise provided. 
 Section 2. Grant of
Security Interest. As security for the payment and performance of all of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby grants to the Secured Party for the ratable benefit of the Secured Party and the Lenders a security interest (the “Security
Interest”) in all of such Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the following, whether now or hereafter owned, existing, arising or acquired and wherever located: 
  

	 	2(a)	All Accounts. 

  

	 	2(b)	All Chattel Paper. 

  

	 	2(c)	All Deposit Accounts. 

  

	 	2(d)	All Documents. 

  

	 	2(e)	All Equipment. 

  

	 	2(f)	All Fixtures. 

  

	 	2(g)	All General Intangibles. 

  

	 	2(h)	All Instruments. 

  

	 	2(i)	All Inventory. 

  

	 	2(j)	All Investment Property. 

  

	 	2(k)	All Letter of Credit Rights. 

  

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 2(l) To the extent not otherwise included in the foregoing, all other rights to the payment of money,
including rents and other sums payable to such Grantor under leases, rental agreements and other Chattel Paper; all books, correspondence, credit files, records, invoices, bills of lading, and other documents relating to any of the foregoing,
including, without limitation, all tapes, cards, disks, computer software, computer runs, and other papers and documents in the possession or control of such Grantor or any computer bureau from time to time acting for such Grantor; all rights in, to
and under all policies insuring the life of any officer, director, stockholder, manager, member or employee of such Grantor, the proceeds of which are payable to such Grantor; all accessions and additions to, parts and appurtenances of,
substitutions for and replacements of any of the foregoing; and all proceeds (including insurance proceeds) and products thereof. 
 Section 3. Grantors Remain Liable. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (a) each Grantor shall remain liable under the Accounts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles and other items included in the Collateral to
the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (b) the exercise by the Secured Party of any of the rights hereunder shall not release any
Grantor from any of its duties or obligations under the Accounts or any other items included in the Collateral, and (c) neither the Secured Party nor any Lender shall have any obligation or liability under Accounts, Chattel Paper, General
Intangibles and other items included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Secured Party or any Lender be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of any Grantor thereunder or to take any action to collect or
enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder. 
 Section 4. Title to Collateral. The Grantors have (or will have at the time
the respective Grantor acquires rights in Collateral hereafter acquired or arising) and will maintain so long as the Security Interest may remain outstanding, title to each item of Collateral (including the proceeds and products thereof), free and
clear of all Liens except the Security Interest and Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement. The Grantors will not license any Collateral except in the ordinary course of business. The Grantors will defend the Collateral against all claims or
demands of all Persons (other than the Secured Party) claiming the Collateral or any interest therein. As of the date of execution of this Agreement, no valid and effective financing statement or other similar document used to perfect and preserve a
security interest under the laws of any jurisdiction (a “Financing Statement”) covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any recording office, except such as may have been filed (a) in favor of the Secured Party
relating to this Agreement, or (b) to perfect Liens permitted by the Credit Agreement. 
 Section 5. Disposition of
Collateral. The Grantors will not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, or discount or factor with or without recourse, any Collateral, except for sales permitted by the Credit Agreement. 
 Section 6. Names, Offices, Locations, Jurisdiction of Organization. Each Grantor’s legal name (as set forth in its constituent documents
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organization of each Grantor and the organizational number of each Grantor are each set forth next to its respective signature on the signature page of this
Agreement. Each Grantor will from time to time at the request of the Secured Party provide the Secured Party with current good standing certificates and/or state-certified constituent documents from the appropriate governmental officials. The chief
place of business and chief executive office of each Grantor are located at its respective address set forth on the signature page hereof. The Grantors will not locate or relocate any item of Collateral into any jurisdiction in which an additional
Financing Statement would be required to be filed to maintain the Secured Party’s perfected security interest, in such Collateral. No Grantor will change its name, the location of its chief place of business and chief executive office or its
corporate structure (including without limitation, its jurisdiction of organization) unless the Secured Party has been given at least 30 days prior written notice thereof and such Grantor has executed and delivered to the Secured Party such
Financing Statements and other instruments required or appropriate to continue the perfection of the Security Interest. 
 Section 7.
Rights to Payment. Except as a Grantor may otherwise advise the Secured Party in writing, each Account, Chattel Paper, Document, General Intangible and Instrument constituting or evidencing Collateral is (or, in the case of all future
Collateral, will be when arising or issued) the valid, genuine and legally enforceable obligation of the Account Debtor or other obligor named therein or in such Grantor’s records pertaining thereto as being obligated to pay or perform such
obligation. Without the Secured Party’s prior written consent, no Grantor will agree to any modifications, amendments, subordinations, cancellations or terminations of the obligations of any such Account Debtors or other obligors except in the
ordinary course of business and in amounts not exceeding $25,000 per Account Debtor or other obligor in any calendar year. Each Grantor will perform and comply in all material respects with all its obligations under any items included in the
Collateral and exercise promptly and diligently its rights thereunder. 
 Section 8. Further Assurances; Attorney-in-Fact.

 8(a) Each Grantor agrees that from time to time, at its expense, it will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and
documents, and take all further action, that may be necessary or that the Secured Party may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect the Security Interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Secured Party to
exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral (but any failure to request or assure that any Grantor execute and deliver such instrument or documents or to take such action shall not affect or impair the
validity, sufficiency or enforceability of this Agreement and the Security Interest, regardless of whether any such item was or was not executed and delivered or action taken in a similar context or on a prior occasion). Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, each Grantor will, promptly and from time to time at the request of the Secured Party: (i) execute and file such Financing Statements or continuation statements in respect thereof, or amendments thereto, and such
other instruments or notices (including fixture filings with any necessary legal descriptions as to any goods included in the Collateral which the Secured Party determines might be deemed to be fixtures, and instruments and notices with respect to
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Party may request, in order to perfect, preserve and enhance the Security Interest granted or purported to be granted hereby; (ii) obtain from any
bailee holding Collateral, an acknowledgement, in form satisfactory to the Secured Party that such bailee holds such collateral for the benefit of the Secured Party; (iii) obtain from any securities intermediary, or other party holding any
Collateral, control agreements in form satisfactory to the Secured Party; (iv) deliver and pledge to the Secured Party all Instruments and Documents, duly indorsed or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or assignment, with full
recourse to such Grantor, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured Party; and (v) obtain waivers, in form satisfactory to the Secured Party of any claim to any Collateral from any landlords or mortgagees of any property where any
Inventory or Equipment is located. 
 8(b) Each Grantor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file one or more Financing Statements or
continuation statements in respect thereof, and amendments thereto, relating to all or any part of the Collateral without the signature of such Grantor where permitted by law. Each Grantor irrevocably waives any right to notice of any such filing. A
photocopy or other reproduction of this Agreement or any Financing Statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a Financing Statement where permitted by law. 
 8(c) Each Grantor will furnish to the Secured Party from time to time statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Collateral and such
other reports in connection with the Collateral as the Secured Party may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Secured Party. 
 8(d) In furtherance, and not in limitation, of the other rights, powers and remedies granted to the Secured Party in this Agreement, each Grantor hereby
appoints the Secured Party such Grantor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Grantor and in the name of such Grantor or otherwise, from time to time in the Secured Party’s good faith discretion, to take
any action (including the right to collect on any Collateral) and to execute any instrument that the Secured Party may reasonably believe is necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement, in a manner consistent with the terms
hereof. 
 Section 9. Taxes and Claims. Each Grantor will promptly pay all taxes and other governmental charges levied or
assessed upon or against any Collateral or upon or against the creation, perfection or continuance of the Security Interest, as well as all other claims of any kind (including claims for labor, material and supplies) against or with respect to the
Collateral, except to the extent (a) such taxes, charges or claims are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) such proceedings do not involve any material danger of the sale, forfeiture or loss of any of the
Collateral or any interest therein, and (c) such taxes, charges or claims are adequately reserved against on such Grantor’s books in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
 Section 10. Books and Records. Each Grantor will keep and maintain at its own cost and expense satisfactory and complete records of its
Collateral, including a record of all payments received and credits granted with respect to all Accounts, Chattel Paper and other items included in such Collateral. 
  

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 Section 11. Inspection, Reports. Subject to Section 5.6 of the Credit Agreement, each
Grantor will at all reasonable times permit the Secured Party or its representatives to examine or inspect any Collateral, any evidence of Collateral and the Grantor’s books and records concerning the Collateral, wherever located. Each Grantor
will from time to time when requested by the Secured Party furnish to the Secured Party a report on its Accounts, Chattel Paper, General Intangibles and Instruments, naming the Account Debtors or other obligors thereon, the amount due and the aging
thereof. The Secured Party or its designee is authorized to contact Account Debtors and other Persons obligated on any such Collateral from time to time to verify the existence, amount and/or terms of such Collateral. 
 Section 12. Notice of Loss. Each Grantor will promptly notify the Secured Party of any loss of or material damage to any material item of
Collateral or of any substantial adverse change, known to such Grantor, in any material item of Collateral or the prospect of payment or performance thereof. 
 Section 13. Insurance. Each Grantor will keep the Inventory and Equipment insured against “all risks” for the full replacement cost thereof subject to a deductible not exceeding $100,000, and
with an insurance company or companies satisfactory to the Secured Party, the policies to protect Secured Party as its interests may appear, with such policies or certificates with respect thereto to be delivered to the Secured Party at its request.
Each such policy or the certificate with respect thereto shall provide that such policy shall not be canceled or allowed to lapse unless at least 30 days prior written notice is given to the Secured Party. 
 Section 14. Lawful Use; Fair Labor Standards Act. Each Grantor will use and keep the Collateral, and will require that others use and keep
the Collateral, only for lawful purposes, without violation of any federal, state or local law, statute or ordinance. All Inventory of any Grantor as of the date of this Agreement that was produced by such Grantor, or with respect to which such
Grantor performed any manufacturing or assembly process, was produced by such Grantor (or such manufacturing or assembly process was conducted) in compliance in all material respects with all requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and all
Inventory produced, manufactured or assembled by any Grantor after the date of this Agreement will be so produced, manufactured or assembled, as the case may be. 
 Section 15. Action by the Secured Party. If any Grantor at any time fails to perform or observe any of the foregoing agreements, the Secured Party shall have (and each Grantor hereby grants to the Secured
Party) the right, power and authority (but not the duty) to perform or observe such agreement on behalf and in the name, place and stead of such Grantor (or, at the Secured Party’s option, in the Secured Party’s name) and to take any and
all other actions which the Secured Party may reasonably deem necessary to cure or correct such failure (including, without limitation, the payment of taxes, the satisfaction of Liens, the procurement and maintenance of insurance, the execution of
assignments, security agreements and Financing Statements, and the indorsement of instruments); and the Grantors shall thereupon pay to the Secured Party on demand the amount of all monies expended and all costs and expenses (including reasonable
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of such action by the Secured Party, together with interest thereon from the date expended or incurred at the highest lawful rate then applicable to any of
the Obligations, and all such monies expended, costs and expenses and interest thereon shall be part of the Obligations secured by the Security Interest. 
 Section 16. Insurance Claims. As additional security for the payment and performance of the Obligations, each Grantor hereby assigns to the Secured Party any and all monies (including proceeds of insurance
and refunds of unearned premiums) due or to become due under, and all other rights of such Grantor with respect to, any and all policies of insurance now or at any time hereafter covering the Collateral or any evidence thereof or any business
records or valuable papers pertaining thereto. At any time, whether before or after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Secured Party may (but need not), in the Secured Party’s name or in any Grantor’s name, execute and deliver
proofs of claim, receive all such monies, indorse checks and other instruments representing payment of such monies, and adjust, litigate, compromise or release any claim against the issuer of any such policy. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, so
long as no Event of Default exists each Grantor shall be entitled to all insurance proceeds with respect to Equipment or Inventory provided that such proceeds are applied to the cost of replacement Equipment or Inventory. 
 Section 17. The Secured Party’s Duties. The powers conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect its and the
Lenders’ interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. The Secured Party shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care in the safekeeping of any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral
is accorded treatment substantially equal to the safekeeping which the Secured Party accords its own property of like kind. Except for the safekeeping of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for monies and for other properties
actually received by it hereunder, neither the Secured Party nor any Lender shall have any duty, as to any Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative
to any Collateral, whether or not the Secured Party or any Lender has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any Persons or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral.
The Secured Party will take action in the nature of exchanges, conversions, redemptions, tenders and the like requested in writing by any Grantor with respect to the Collateral in the Secured Party’s possession if the Secured Party in its
reasonable judgment determines that such action will not impair the Security Interest or the value of the Collateral, but a failure of the Secured Party to comply with any such request shall not of itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable
care with respect to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any Persons or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. 
 Section 18. Default. Each of the following occurrences shall constitute an “Event of Default” under this Agreement: (a) any Grantor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement applicable to
such Grantor under this Agreement and such failure shall continue for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days after written notice by the Secured Party; or (b) any representation or warranty made by a Grantor in this Agreement or any
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heretofore or at any time hereafter submitted by or on behalf of such Grantor to the Secured Party or a Lender shall prove to have been untrue or misleading
in any material respect when made; or (c) any Event of Default shall occur under the Credit Agreement which has not been waived pursuant to the terms thereof. 
 Section 19. Remedies on Default. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and at any time thereafter: 
 19(a) The Secured Party may exercise and enforce any and all rights and remedies available upon default to a secured party under Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Minnesota. 
 19(b) The Secured Party shall have the right to enter upon and into and take possession of all or such part or parts of the properties of each Grantor,
including lands, plants, buildings, Equipment, Inventory and other property as may be necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Secured Party to permit or enable the Secured Party to manufacture, produce, process, store or sell or complete the
manufacture, production, processing, storing or sale of all or any part of the Collateral, as the Secured Party may elect, and to use and operate said properties for said purposes and for such length of time as the Secured Party may deem necessary
or appropriate for said purposes without the payment of any compensation to such Grantor therefor. The Secured Party may require each Grantor to, and each Grantor hereby agrees that it will, at its expense and upon request of the Secured Party
forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Secured Party and make it available to the Secured Party at a place or places to be designated by the Secured Party. 
 19(c) Any disposition of Collateral may be in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for
cash, on credit, or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may reasonably believe are commercially reasonable. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to dispose of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been
given, and the Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement made at the time and place fixed therefor, and such disposition may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so
adjourned. 
 19(d) The Secured Party is hereby granted a license or other right to use, without charge, all of each Grantor’s property,
including, without limitation, all of each Grantor’s labels, trademarks, copyrights, patents and advertising matter, or any property of a similar nature, as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale and
selling any Collateral, and each Grantor’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements shall inure to the Secured Party’s benefit until the Obligations are paid in full. 
 19(e) If notice to any Grantor of any intended disposition of Collateral or any other intended action is required by law in a particular instance, such
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Secured Party may exercise or enforce any and all other rights or remedies available by law or agreement against the Collateral, against any Grantor, or
against any other Person or property. The Secured Party (i) may dispose of the Collateral in its then present condition or following such preparation and processing as the Secured Party deems commercially reasonable, (ii) shall have no
duty to prepare or process the Collateral prior to sale, (iii) may disclaim warranties of title, possession, quiet enjoyment and the like, and (iv) may comply with any applicable state or federal law requirements in connection with a
disposition of the Collateral and none of the foregoing actions shall be deemed to adversely affect the commercial reasonableness of the disposition of the Collateral. 
 Section 20. Remedies as to Certain Rights to Payment. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and any time thereafter, the Secured Party may notify any Account Debtor or other Person obligated on any
Accounts or other Collateral that the same have been assigned or transferred to the Secured Party and that the same should be performed as requested by, or paid directly to, the Secured Party, as the case may be. Each Grantor shall join in giving
such notice, if the Secured Party so requests. The Secured Party may, in the Secured Party’s name or in any Grantor’s name, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of, or
securing, any such Collateral or grant any extension to, make any compromise or settlement with or otherwise agree to waive, modify, amend or change the obligation of any such Account Debtor or other Person. If any payments on any such Collateral
are received by any Grantor after an Event of Default has occurred, such payments shall be held in trust by such Grantor as the property of the Secured Party and shall not be commingled with any funds or property of any Grantor and shall be
forthwith remitted to the Secured Party for application on the Obligations. 
 Section 21. Application of Proceeds. All cash
proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of the Secured Party, be held by the Secured Party as collateral for, or then or at
any time thereafter be applied in whole or in part by the Secured Party against, all or any part of the Obligations (including, without limitation, any expenses of the Secured Party payable pursuant to Section 22 hereof). 
 Section 22. Costs and Expenses; Indemnity. Each Grantor will jointly and severally pay or reimburse the Secured Party on demand for all
out-of-pocket expenses, including in each case all filing and recording fees, taxes, and all reasonable charges and disbursements of outside counsel to the Secured Party, and/or the allocated costs of in-house counsel incurred from time to time, in
connection with the creation, perfection, protection, satisfaction, foreclosure, collection or enforcement of the Security Interest and the preparation, administration, continuance, amendment or enforcement of this Agreement, and all such costs and
expenses shall be part of the Obligations secured by the Security Interest. Each Grantor shall indemnify and hold the Secured Party and each Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, losses and liabilities (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees) growing out of or resulting from this Agreement and the Security Interest hereby created (including enforcement of this Agreement) or the Secured Party’s actions pursuant hereto, except claims, losses or liabilities
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court of competent jurisdiction. Any liability of any Grantor to indemnify and hold the Secured Party and each Lender harmless pursuant to the preceding
sentence shall be part of the Obligations secured by the Security Interest. The obligations of each Grantor under this Section shall survive any termination of this Agreement. 
 Section 23. Waivers; Remedies; Marshalling. This Agreement may be waived, modified, amended, terminated or discharged, and the Security
Interest may be released, only explicitly in a writing signed by the Secured Party. A waiver so signed shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given. Mere delay or failure to act shall not preclude the exercise
or enforcement of any rights and remedies available to the Secured Party. All rights and remedies of the Secured Party shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly in any order or sequence, or concurrently, at the Secured Party’s option, and
the exercise or enforcement of any such right or remedy shall neither be a condition to nor bar the exercise or enforcement of any other. Each Grantor hereby waives all requirements of law, if any, relating to the marshalling of assets which would
be applicable in connection with the enforcement by the Secured Party of its remedies hereunder, absent this waiver. 
 Section 24.
Waiver of Defenses. Each Grantor waives the benefit of any and all defenses and discharges available to a guarantor, surety, indorser or accommodation party, dependent on its character as such. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, each Grantor (in such capacity) waives presentment, demand for payment, and notice of nonpayment or protest of any note other instrument evidencing any of the Obligations; and each Grantor agrees that each Grantor’s liability
hereunder and the Security Interest hereby created shall not be affected or impaired in any way by any of the following acts and things (which the Secured Party may do from time to time without notice to each Grantor): (a) by any sale, pledge,
surrender, compromise, settlement, release, renewal, extension, indulgence, alteration, substitution, exchange, change in, modification, or other disposition of any of the Obligations or any evidence thereof or any collateral therefor, (b) by
any acceptance or release of collateral for or guarantors of any of the Obligations, (c) by any failure, neglect or omission to realize upon or protect any of the Obligations or to obtain, perfect, enforce or realize upon any collateral
therefor or to exercise any Lien upon or right of appropriation of any moneys, credits or property toward the liquidation of any of the Obligations, (d) by any application of payments or credits upon any of the Obligations, or (e) by any
irregularity or avoidability of the Obligations (including any avoidability of the Obligations or fraudulent transfers or fraudulent conveyance under any applicable law). The Secured Party is not required, before exercising its rights under this
Agreement, to first resort for payment of any of the Obligations to the Borrower or any other Person, its or their properties or estates, or any collateral, property, Liens or other rights or remedies whatsoever. Each Grantor agrees not to exercise
any right of contribution, recourse, subrogation or reimbursement available to each Grantor against the Borrower or any other Person or property, unless and until all Obligations and all other debts, liabilities and obligations owed by the Borrower
and each Grantor to the Secured Party and the Lenders have been paid and discharged. Each Grantor expects to derive benefits from the transactions resulting in the creation of the Obligations. The Secured Party may rely conclusively on the
continuing warranty, hereby made, that each Grantor continues to be benefited by the Lenders’ extension of credit accommodations to the Borrower and the Secured Party shall have no duty to inquire into or confirm the receipt of any such
benefits, and this Agreement shall be effective and enforceable by the Secured Party without regard to the receipt, nature or value of any such benefits. 
  

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 Section 25. Notices. Any notice or other communication to any party in connection with this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be sent by manual delivery, facsimile transmission, overnight courier or United States mail (postage prepaid) addressed to such party at the address specified on the signature page hereof, or at such other
address as such party shall have specified to the other party hereto in writing. All periods of notice shall be measured from the date of delivery thereof if manually delivered, from the date of sending thereof if sent by facsimile transmission,
from the first business day after the date of sending if sent by overnight courier, or from four days after the date of mailing if mailed. 
 Section 26. Grantor Acknowledgments. Each Grantor hereby acknowledges that (a) it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement, (b) neither the Secured Party nor any Lender
has any fiduciary relationship to such Grantor, the relationship being solely that of debtor and creditor, and (c) no joint venture exists between such Grantor and the Secured Party or any Lender. 
 Section 27. Representations and Warranties. Each Grantor hereby represents and warrants to the Secured Party that: 
 27(a) Such Grantor is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has
the corporate power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its properties and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged. 
 27(b) Such Grantor has the power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize such execution,
delivery and performance. 
 27(c) This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Grantor enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether
enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law). 
 27(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not
(i) violate any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court, governmental agency or arbitrator presently in effect having applicability to such Grantor,
(ii) violate or contravene any provision of the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of such Grantor, or (iii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or
instrument to which such Grantor is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound or result in the creation of any Lien thereunder. Such Grantor is not in default under or in violation of any such law, statute, rule or regulation,
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determination or award or any such indenture, loan or credit agreement or other agreement, lease or instrument in any case in which the consequences of such
default or violation could have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of such Grantor. 
 27(e) Except for filings, recordings and registrations to perfect the Security Interest, no order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption
by, any governmental or public body or authority is required on the part of such Grantor to authorize, or is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of, this
Agreement. 
 27(f) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of such Grantor, threatened against or affecting
such Grantor or any of its properties before any court or arbitrator, or any governmental department, board, agency or other instrumentality which, if determined adversely to such Grantor, would have a material adverse effect on the business,
operations, property or condition (financial or otherwise) of such Grantor or on the ability of such Grantor to perform its obligations hereunder. 
 Section 28. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under Credit Agreement. This Agreement shall (a) create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full
of the Obligations and the expiration of the obligations, if any, of the Secured Party and the Lenders to extend credit accommodations to the Borrower, (b) be binding upon each Grantor, its successors and assigns, and (c) inure to the
benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Secured Party and its successors, transferees, and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause, (c) the Secured Party may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights
and obligations under the Credit Agreement to any other Persons to the extent and in the manner provided in the Credit Agreement and may similarly transfer all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to such Persons. 
 Section 29. Joinder Agreements. Each Subsidiary of the Borrower that is required to become a party to this Agreement pursuant to
Section 5.15 of the Credit Agreement or otherwise shall become a party hereto as a Grantor for all purposes of this Agreement by executing and delivering to the Secured Party a Joinder Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit A. Upon such execution and delivery, such party shall be as fully a party hereto as if such party were an original signatory hereof. Each Grantor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or
diminished by the addition or release of any other Grantor hereunder. 
 Section 30. Termination of Security Interest. Upon
payment in full of the Obligations and the expiration of any obligation of the Secured Party and the Lenders to extend credit accommodations to the Borrower, the Security Interest granted hereby shall terminate. Upon any such termination, the
Secured Party will return to each Grantor such of the Collateral then in the possession of the Secured Party as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof and execute and deliver to each Grantor such documents as such
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termination of this Agreement and any instruments of transfer or termination shall be at the expense of the Grantors and shall be without warranty by, or
recourse on, the Secured Party or any Lender. As used in this Section, “Grantor” includes any assigns of any Grantor, any Person holding a subordinate security interest in any of the Collateral or whoever else may be lawfully entitled to
any part of the Collateral. 
 Section 31. Governing Law and Construction. THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN
RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE MANDATORILY GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement and any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated
hereby or relating hereto shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under such applicable law, but, if any provision of this Agreement or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or relating hereto
shall be held to be prohibited or invalid under such applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Agreement or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or relating hereto. 
 Section 32. Consent
to Jurisdiction. AT THE OPTION OF THE SECURED PARTY, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OR MINNESOTA STATE COURT SITTING IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA; AND EACH GRANTOR CONSENTS TO THE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY SUCH COURT AND
WAIVES ANY ARGUMENT THAT VENUE IN SUCH FORUMS IS NOT CONVENIENT. IN THE EVENT A GRANTOR COMMENCES ANY ACTION IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION OR VENUE UNDER ANY TORT OR CONTRACT THEORY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE RELATIONSHIP CREATED BY THIS
AGREEMENT, THE SECURED PARTY AT ITS OPTION SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE CASE TRANSFERRED TO ONE OF THE JURISDICTIONS AND VENUES ABOVE-DESCRIBED, OR IF SUCH TRANSFER CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TO HAVE SUCH CASE DISMISSED WITHOUT
PREJUDICE. 
 Section 33. Waiver of Notice and Hearing. EACH GRANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ALL RIGHTS TO A JUDICIAL HEARING
OF ANY KIND PRIOR TO THE EXERCISE BY THE SECURED PARTY OF ITS RIGHTS TO POSSESSION OF THE COLLATERAL WITHOUT JUDICIAL PROCESS OR OF ITS RIGHTS TO REPLEVY, ATTACH, OR LEVY UPON THE COLLATERAL WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE OR HEARING. EACH GRANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT IT HAS BEEN ADVISED BY COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE WITH RESPECT TO THIS PROVISION AND THIS AGREEMENT. 
  

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 Section 34. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE GRANTORS AND THE SECURED PARTY, BY
ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT, IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 Section 35. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 Section 36. General.
All representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any other agreement between any Grantor and the Secured Party or any Lender shall survive the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the creation and payment of
the Obligations. Each Grantor waives notice of the acceptance of this Agreement by the Secured Party. Captions in this Agreement are for reference and convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or meaning of any provision of this
Agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by its
officer thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	QUANTUM FUEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE, INC.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Delaware 
 Grantor’s Org # 3288188 
 Grantor’s Tax ID #
33-0933072 
  

			
	CLASSIC DESIGN CONCEPTS, LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Indiana 
 Grantor’s Org # 2003111801002 
 Grantor’s Tax
ID #                          
  

			
	PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS, LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Douglass Goad

	Name	 	Douglass Goad
	Title	 	President

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Michigan 
 Grantor’s Org # B7900K 
 Grantor’s Tax ID #
                         
  

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	 POWERTRAIN INTEGRATION, LLC

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	 Name
	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	 Title
	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Indiana 
 Grantor’s Org # 2004011400052 
 Grantor’s Tax
ID # 80-0101312 
  

			
	 REGENCY CONVERSIONS, LLC

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	 Name
	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	 Title
	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Michigan 
 Grantor’s Org # B8156X 
 Grantor’s Tax ID #
20-4138893 
  

			
	 STARCRAFT AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Joseph Katona III

	 Name
	 	Joseph Katona
	 Title
	 	CFO/Treasurer

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Indiana 
 Grantor’s Org # 1994060074 
 Grantor’s Tax ID
#                          
  

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	 TECSTAR, L.P.

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	 Name
	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	 Title
	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Indiana 
 Grantor’s Org # 1998100361 
 Grantor’s Tax ID
# 35-2081466 

			
	 TECSTAR AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	 Name
	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	 Title
	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Indiana 
 Grantor’s Org # 1990120776 
 Grantor’s Tax ID
# 35-1817634 
  

			
	 TECSTAR PARTNERS, LLC

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	 Name
	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	 Title
	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Indiana 
 Grantor’s Org # 2004062900050 
 Grantor’s Tax
ID # 20-3749177 
  

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	TROY TOOLING, LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Michigan 
 Grantor’s Org # B7532K 
 Grantor’s Tax ID #
38-2960551 
  

			
	UNIQUE PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS, LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Michigan 
 Grantor’s Org # B7900J 
 Grantor’s Tax ID #
20-4090400 
  

			
	WHEEL TO WHEEL, LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Indiana 
 Grantor’s Org # 2003102400053 
 Grantor’s Tax
ID # 80-0101312 
  

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	 WHEEL TO WHEEL POWERTRAIN, LLC

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	 Name
	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	 Title
	 	General Counsel

 Address: 
 570
Executive Drive 
 Troy, Michigan 48083 
 State of Organization:
Michigan 
 Grantor’s Org # B2706E 
 Grantor’s Tax ID #
80-0101312 
  

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 EXHIBIT A 
 TO SECURITY AGREEMENT 
 FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT 
 This JOINDER AGREEMENT, dated as of
                             ,
             (this “Agreement”), is by [Insert Name of applicable Subsidiary or Affiliate], a
[                            ] formed under the laws of the State of
[                            ] (the “Joining Party”), and is delivered to the Secured
Party (as defined below) pursuant to Section 29 of that certain Security Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or supplemented from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), among
each Grantor thereto from time to time and WB QT, LLC, as Agent for the Lenders (the “Secured Party”) under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of January 31, 2007 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to
time, the “Credit Agreement”) by and among Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc., the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), and WB QT, LLC, as a Lender and as Agent for the Lenders.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Security Agreement. 
 Pursuant to
Section 29 of the Security Agreement, by its execution of this Agreement, the Joining Party becomes a party to the Security Agreement bound by all of the terms and conditions thereof, and, from and after the date hereof, is a Grantor entitled
to all of the rights and benefits and bound by all of the obligations of a Grantor under the Security Agreement. The Joining Party hereby acknowledges that by becoming party to the Security Agreement the Joining Party has granted, and hereby does
grant, to the Secured Party for the benefit of the Secured Party and the Lenders a Security Interest in all of Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the Collateral as set forth in Section 2 of the Security Agreement. The Joining
Party’s legal name (as set forth in its constituent documents filed with the appropriate governmental official or agency) and jurisdiction of organization is as set forth in the opening paragraph hereof. The Joining Party hereby ratifies, as of
the date hereof, and agrees to be bound by, all of the terms, provisions, obligations and conditions applicable to a Grantor in the Security Agreement. 
 This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto or in connection herewith may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single
counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. 
 This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties
hereto and their respective executors, administrators, other legal representatives, successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Secured Party, its successors and assigns and shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota
without reference to principles of conflict of laws. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joining Party, by its officers duly authorized, intending to be legally bound, has caused this
Joinder Agreement to be duly executed and delivered, and the Secured Party has caused the same to be accepted by its authorized representative, as of the date first above written. 
  

							
	[Insert name of Joining Party],	 		 	
	a
[                                    ]	 		 	
				
	By:	 	  
	 		 	
		 	Name:	 		 	
		 	Title:	 		 	

 Acknowledged and accepted: 
  

			
	WB QT, LLC,
	as Secured Party
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jonathan Wood

		 	Name: Jonathan Wood
		 	Title: Director

  

 EX A-2Pledge Agreement

 Exhibit 10.8 
 PLEDGE AGREEMENT 
 This PLEDGE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2007, is made and given by
QUANTUM FUEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE, INC., a Delaware corporation, TECSTAR AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC., an Indiana corporation, WHEEL TO WHEEL, LLC, an Indiana limited liability company, TECSTAR PARTNERS, LLC, an Indiana limited liability
company, TECSTAR, L.P., an Indiana limited partnership, and PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (each a “Pledgor” and collectively the “Pledgors”) to WB QT, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as agent (in such capacity, the “Secured Party”) for the lenders (the “Lenders”) from time to time party to the Credit Agreement defined below. 
 RECITALS 
 A. Quantum Fuel Systems
Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (the “Borrower”), the Secured Party and the Lenders have entered into a Credit Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as the same may hereafter be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to extend to the Borrower certain credit accommodations. 
 B. The Pledgors are the owners of those certain shares of stock, ownership interests and assignable partnership interests (the “Pledged Shares”) described in and appearing opposite its name in Part I
of Schedule I hereto issued by the corporations, limited liability companies and limited partnerships named therein. 
 C. It is a
condition precedent to the obligation of the Lenders to extend credit accommodations pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement that this Pledge Agreement be executed and delivered by the Pledgors. 
 D. All the Pledgors (other than the Borrower) are direct or indirect Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the Borrower. 
 E. The Pledgors find it advantageous, desirable and in the best interests of the Pledgors to comply with the requirement that this Pledge Agreement be
executed and delivered to the Secured Party. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and in order to induce the Lenders to enter
into the Credit Agreement and to extend credit accommodations to the Borrower thereunder, the Pledgors hereby agree with the Secured Party for the benefit of the Secured Party and the Lenders as follows: 
 Section 1. Defined Terms. 
 1(a) As used in this Pledge Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated: 
 “Collateral” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2. 

 “Event of Default” shall have the meaning given to such term in
Section 11. 
 “Foreign Subsidiaries” shall mean any corporation that is a foreign corporation, as
defined in Section 7701(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, more than 50 percent of (i) the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of such corporation entitled to vote, or (ii) the total value of the stock of such
corporation, is directly or indirectly owned by the Borrower. 
 11. 
 “Lien” shall mean any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, charge, encumbrance, title retention agreement or
analogous instrument or device (including the interest of the lessors under capitalized leases), in, of or on any assets or properties of the Person referred to. 
 “Obligations” shall mean (a) all indebtedness, liabilities and obligations of the Borrower to the Secured Party and
the Lenders of every kind, nature or description under the Credit Agreement, including the Borrower’s obligations on any promissory note or notes under the Credit Agreement and any note or notes hereafter issued in substitution or replacement
thereof, and any other Loan Document (as defined in the Credit Agreement), (b) all liabilities of the Pledgors under this Pledge Agreement, and in all of the foregoing cases whether due or to become due, and whether now existing or hereafter
arising or incurred. 
 “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
limited liability company, joint venture, firm, association, trust, unincorporated organization, government or governmental agency or political subdivision or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.

 “Pledged Shares” shall have the meaning given to such term in Recital B above. 
 “Security Interest” shall have the meaning given to such term in Section 2. 
 1(b) Terms Defined in Uniform Commercial Code. All other terms used in this Pledge Agreement that are not specifically defined
herein or the definitions of which are not incorporated herein by reference shall have the meaning assigned to such terms in Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Minnesota. 
 1(c) Singular/Plural, Etc. Unless the context of this Pledge Agreement otherwise clearly requires, references to the plural include
the singular, the singular, the plural and “or” has the inclusive meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “ “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by
the phrase “without limitation.” The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Pledge Agreement refer to this Pledge Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Pledge Agreement. References to Sections are references to Sections in this Pledge Agreement unless otherwise provided. 
  

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 Section 2. Pledge. As security for the payment and performance of all of the Obligations,
each Pledgor hereby pledges to the Secured Party and grants to the Secured Party for the benefit of the Secured Party and the Lenders a security interest (the “Security Interest”) in the following, including any securities account
containing a securities entitlement with respect to the following (the “Collateral”): 
 2(a) The Pledged
Shares and the certificates representing the Pledged Shares, and all dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of the Pledged Shares.

 2(b) All additional shares or interests of any issuer of the Pledged Shares from time to time acquired by any Pledgor in
any manner, and the certificates representing such additional shares, and all dividends, cash, instruments and other property from time to time received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares.

 2(c) All additional shares of stock, member interests and partnership interests of any issuer from time to time acquired by
a Pledgor in any manner, and the certificates and instruments representing such additional shares, member interest, partnership interests and debt, and all dividends, interest, principal, cash, instruments and other property from time to time
received, receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for any or all of such shares, member interests, partnership interests and debt. 
 2(d) All proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (including proceeds that constitute property of types described above). 
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall more than sixty-five percent (65%) of each class of issued and outstanding capital stock (or similar equity interests) of each Foreign Subsidiary be part of the
Collateral; provided, that the foregoing security interest shall not attach to the capital stock of any Foreign Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge thereof is prohibited by the laws of the jurisdiction of such Foreign Subsidiary’s
organization. 
 Section 3. Delivery of Collateral. All certificates and instruments representing or evidencing the Pledged
Shares as described in Schedule I hereto shall be delivered to the Secured Party contemporaneously with the execution of this Pledge Agreement, but, with respect to any Foreign Subsidiary, only to the extent such certificates and instruments
exist and such delivery (i) is permissible and (ii) will not otherwise have a material adverse tax consequence to a Pledgor. All certificates and instruments representing or evidencing Collateral received by the Pledgors or any of them
after the execution of this Pledge Agreement shall be delivered to the Secured Party promptly upon a Pledgor’s receipt thereof. All such certificates and instruments shall be held by or on behalf of the Secured Party pursuant hereto and shall
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assignment in blank, all in form and substance satisfactory to the Secured Party. With respect to all Collateral consisting of uncertificated securities or
interests, book-entry securities or securities entitlements, each Pledgor shall either (a) execute and deliver, and cause any necessary issuers or securities intermediaries to execute and deliver, control agreements in form and substance
satisfactory to the Secured Party covering such Collateral or (b) cause such Collateral to be transferred into the name of the Secured Party. The Secured Party shall have the right at any time, whether before or after an Event of Default, to
cause any or all of the Collateral to be transferred of record into the name of the Secured Party or its nominee for the benefit of the Lenders (but subject to the rights of the Pledgors under Section 6) and to exchange certificates
representing or evidencing Collateral for certificates of smaller or larger denominations. If the Collateral is in the possession of a bailee, each Pledgor that owns such Collateral will join with the Secured Party in notifying the bailee of the
interest of the Secured Party and in obtaining from the bailee an acknowledgment that it holds the Collateral for the benefit of the Secured Party. 
 Section 4. Certain Warranties and Covenants. Each Pledgor makes the following warranties and covenants: 
 4(a) Such Pledgor has title to the Pledged Shares indicated on Schedule I hereto, which Schedule I may be updated from time to time by the Pledgor, and will have title to each other item of Collateral hereafter acquired by it,
free of all Liens except the Security Interest and any Permitted Encumbrances. 
 4(b) Such Pledgor has full power and
authority to execute this Pledge Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to subject the Collateral to the Security Interest created hereby. 
 4(c) No financing statement covering all or any part of the Collateral is on file in any public office (except for any financing statements filed by the Secured Party. 
 4(d) The Pledged Shares and each other item of Collateral constituting shares of stock, ownership interests and assignable partnership
interests have been duly authorized and validly issued by the issuer thereof and are fully paid and non-assessable, to the extent applicable. To the extent there are certificates representing the Pledged Shares, such certificates are not subject to
any offset or similar right or claim of the issuers thereof, except as may be provided by the law of the jurisdiction in which a Foreign Subsidiary is organized. 
 4(e) The Pledged Shares constitute the percentage of the issued and outstanding shares of stock, membership interests or partnership
interests of the respective issuers thereof indicated on Schedule I (if any such percentage is so indicated). 
 4(f)
None of the Pledged Shares constituting membership interests or partnership interests are evidenced by any certificate. No issuer of such Pledged Shares has “opted into” Article 8 of the Code and each Pledgor agrees that it will not cause
any such issuer, or any issuer of each other item of Collateral constituting membership interests or partnership interests, to so opt in. 
  

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 Section 5. Further Assurances. Each Pledgor agrees that at any time and from time to time, at
the expense of such Pledgor, such Pledgor will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that may be necessary or that the Secured Party may reasonably request, in order to perfect and protect
the Security Interest or to enable the Secured Party to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral (but any failure to request or assure that any Pledgor executes and delivers such instruments or documents
or to take such action shall not affect or impair the validity, sufficiency or enforceability of this Pledge Agreement and the Security Interest, regardless of whether any such item was or was not executed and delivered or action taken in a similar
context or on a prior occasion). 
 Section 6. Voting Rights; Dividends; Etc. 
 6(a) Subject to paragraph (d) of this Section 6, the Pledgors shall be entitled to exercise or refrain from exercising any and
all voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Pledged Shares or any other stock or interests that becomes part of the Collateral or any part thereof for any purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this Pledge Agreement or the Credit
Agreement; provided, however, that the Pledgors shall not exercise or refrain from exercising any such right if such action could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the value of the Collateral or any material part hereof.

 6(b) Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section 6, the Pledgors shall be entitled to receive, retain, and use in
any manner not prohibited by the Credit Agreement any and all dividends paid in respect of the Collateral; provided, however, that any and all 
 (i) dividends paid or payable other than in cash in respect of, and instruments and other property received, receivable or otherwise
distributed in respect of, or in exchange for, any Collateral, 
 (ii) dividends and other distributions paid or payable in
cash in respect of any Collateral in connection with a partial or total liquidation or dissolution or in connection with a reduction of capital, capital surplus or paid-in-surplus, and 
 (iii) cash paid, payable or otherwise distributed in redemption of, or in exchange for, any Collateral, 
 shall be, and shall be forthwith delivered to the Secured Party to hold as, Collateral and shall, if received by the Pledgors, or any of them, be received
in trust for the benefit of the Secured Party, be segregated from the other property or funds of the Pledgors, and be forthwith delivered to the Secured Party as Collateral in the same form as so received (with any necessary indorsement or
assignment). The Pledgors shall, upon request by the Secured Party, promptly execute all such documents and do all such acts as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of this Section 6(b). 
  

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 6(c) [Reserved] 
 6(d) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Secured Party shall have the right in its sole
discretion, and each Pledgor shall execute and deliver all such proxies and other instruments as may be necessary or appropriate to give effect to such right, to terminate all rights of such Pledgor to exercise or refrain from exercising the voting
and other consensual rights that it would otherwise be entitled to exercise pursuant to Section 6(a) hereof, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party who shall have the sole right to exercise or refrain from
exercising such voting and other consensual rights; provided, however, that the Secured Party shall not be deemed to possess or have control over any voting rights with respect to any Collateral unless and until the Secured Party has given written
notice to the Pledgors that any further exercise of such voting rights by the Pledgors are prohibited and that the Secured Party and/or its assigns will henceforth exercise such voting rights; and provided, further, that neither the registration of
any item of Collateral in the Secured Party’s name nor the exercise of any voting rights with respect thereto shall be deemed to constitute a retention by the Secured Party of any such Collateral in satisfaction of the Obligations or any part
thereof. 
 6(e) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default: 
 (i) all rights of the Pledgors to receive the dividends that they or any of them would otherwise be authorized to receive and retain
pursuant to Section 6(b) hereof shall cease, and all such rights shall thereupon become vested in the Secured Party, for the benefit of the Lenders, who shall thereupon have the sole right to receive and hold such dividends as Collateral, and

 (ii) all payments of dividends that are received by the Pledgors, or any of them, contrary to the provisions of paragraph
(i) of this Section 6(e) shall be received in trust for the benefit of the Secured Party and the Lenders, shall be segregated from other funds of the Pledgor and shall be forthwith paid over to the Secured Party as Collateral in the same
form as so received (with any necessary indorsement). 
 Section 7. Transfers and Other Liens; Additional Shares. 
 7(a) Except as may be permitted by the Credit Agreement, the Pledgors agree that they will not (i) sell, assign (by operation of law
or otherwise) or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, any of the Collateral, or (ii) create or permit to exist any Lien, upon or with respect to any of the Collateral. 
 7(b) The Pledgors agree that they will (i) cause each issuer of the Collateral that they control not to issue any stock or other
securities in addition to or in substitution for the Collateral issued by such issuer, except to the Pledgors, and (ii) pledge hereunder, immediately upon its acquisition (directly or indirectly) thereof, any and all additional shares of stock
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 Section 8. Secured Party Appointed Attorney-in-Fact. As additional security for the
Obligations, each Pledgor hereby irrevocably appoints the Secured Party as such Pledgor’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Pledgor and in the name of such Pledgor or otherwise, from time to time in the
Secured Party’s good-faith discretion, to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Secured Party may reasonably believe necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of this Pledge Agreement (subject to the rights of the
Pledgor under Section 6 hereof), in a manner consistent with the terms hereof, including, without limitation, to receive, indorse and collect all instruments made payable to such Pledgor representing any dividend or other distribution in
respect of the Collateral or any part thereof and to give full discharge for the same. 
 Section 9. Secured Party May Perform.
Each Pledgor hereby authorizes the Secured Party to file financing statements with respect to the Collateral (including financing statements containing a broader description of the Collateral than the description set forth herein). The Pledgors
irrevocably waive any right to notice of any such filing. If a Pledgor fails to perform any agreement contained herein, the Secured Party may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the reasonable expenses of the Secured Party
incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Pledgors under Section 14 hereof. 
 Section 10. The Secured
Party’s Duties. The powers conferred on the Secured Party hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. The Secured Party shall be deemed to have exercised
reasonable care in the safekeeping of any Collateral in its possession if such Collateral is accorded treatment substantially equal to the safekeeping which the Secured Party accords its own property of like kind. Except for the safekeeping of any
Collateral in its possession and the accounting for monies and for other properties actually received by it hereunder, the Secured Party shall have no duty, as to any Collateral, as to ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls,
conversions, exchanges, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any Collateral, whether or not the Secured Party has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters, or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against any
Persons or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. The Secured Party will take action in the nature of exchanges, conversions, redemption, tenders and the like requested in writing by the Pledgors with respect to any of the Collateral in the
Secured Party’s possession if the Secured Party in its reasonable judgment determines that such action will not impair the Security Interest or the value of the Collateral, but a failure of the Secured Party to comply with any such request
shall not of itself be deemed a failure to exercise reasonable care. 
 Section 11. Default. Each of the following occurrences
shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement: (a) any Pledgor shall fail to observe or perform any covenant or agreement applicable to such Pledgor under this Agreement and such failure shall continue for a period of thirty
(30) consecutive days after written notice by the Secured Party, provided that any failure to comply with Section 4(f) hereof shall constitute an immediate Event of Default; (b) any representation or warranty made by any Pledgor in
this Agreement or in any financial statements, reports or certificates heretofore or at any time hereafter submitted by or on behalf of such to the Secured Party or a Lender shall prove to have been untrue or misleading in any material respect when
made; or (c) any Event of Default shall occur under the Credit Agreement which has not been waived pursuant to the terms thereof. 
  

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 Section 12. Remedies upon Default. If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be
continuing: 
 12(a) The Secured Party may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies
provided for herein or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under Revised Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code as adopted in the State of Minnesota (the “Code”) in effect at that
time, and may, without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any exchange, broker’s board or at any of the Secured Party’s offices or elsewhere, for
cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Secured Party may reasonably believe are commercially reasonable. The Pledgors agree that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten
(10) days’ prior notice to the Pledgors of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Secured Party shall not be obligated to make any sale of
Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Secured Party may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the
time and place to which it was so adjourned. The Pledgors hereby waive all requirements of law, if any, relating to the marshalling of assets which would be applicable in connection with the enforcement by the Secured Party of its remedies
hereunder, absent this waiver. The Secured Party may disclaim warranties of title and possession and the like. 
 12(b) The
Secured Party may notify any Person obligated on any of the Collateral that the same has been assigned or transferred to the Secured Party and that the same should be performed as requested by, or paid directly to, the Secured Party, as the case may
be. The Pledgors shall join in giving such notice, if the Secured Party so requests. The Secured Party may, in the Secured Party’s name or in a Pledgor’s name, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable
or receivable on account of, or securing, any such Collateral or grant any extension to, make any compromise or settlement with or otherwise agree to waive, modify, amend or change the obligation of any such Person. 
 12(c) Any cash held by the Secured Party as Collateral and all cash proceeds received by the Secured Party in respect of any sale of,
collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of the Secured Party, be held by the Secured Party as collateral for, or then or at any time thereafter be applied in whole or in part by the Secured
Party against, all or any part of the Obligations (including any expenses of the Secured Party payable pursuant to Section 14 hereof). 
 Section 13. Waiver of Certain Claims. The Pledgors acknowledge that because of present or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Act of 1933, as from time to time amended (the “Securities
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permitted hereunder. The Pledgors understand that compliance with the Securities Act may strictly limit the course of conduct of the Secured Party if the
Secured Party were to attempt to dispose of all or any portion of the Collateral and may also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of the Collateral or any portion thereof may dispose of the same. There may be
other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Secured Party in any attempt to dispose of all or any portion of the Collateral under the applicable Blue Sky or other securities laws or similar laws analogous in purpose or effect. The Secured
Party may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales to a restricted group of purchasers who will be obliged to agree, among other things, to acquire such Collateral for their own account for investment only and not to engage in a
distribution or resale thereof. The Pledgors agree that the Secured Party shall not incur any liability, and any liability of the Pledgors for any deficiency shall not be impaired, as a result of the sale of the Collateral or any portion thereof at
any such private sale in a manner that the Secured Party reasonably believes is commercially reasonable (within the meaning of Section 9-627 of the Code). The Pledgors hereby waive any claims against the Secured Party arising by reason of the
fact that the price at which the Collateral may have been sold at such sale was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Obligations, even if the Secured Party shall accept the
first offer received and does not offer any portion of the Collateral to more than one possible purchaser. The Pledgors further agree that the Secured Party has no obligation to delay sale of any Collateral for the period of time necessary to permit
the issuer of such Collateral to qualify or register such Collateral for public sale under the Securities Act, applicable Blue Sky laws and other applicable state and federal securities laws, even if said issuer would agree to do so. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the provisions of this Section would apply if, for example, the Secured Party were to place all or any portion of the Collateral for private placement by an investment banking firm, or if such investment
banking firm purchased all or any portion of the Collateral for its own account, or if the Secured Party placed all or any portion of the Collateral privately with a purchaser or purchasers. 
 Section 14. Costs and Expenses; Indemnity. The Pledgors will jointly and severally pay or reimburse the Secured Party on demand for all
out-of-pocket expenses (including in each case all filing and recording fees and taxes and all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and of any experts and agents) incurred by the Secured Party or any Lender in connection with the creation,
perfection, protection, satisfaction, foreclosure or enforcement of the Security Interest and the preparation, administration, continuance, amendment or enforcement of this Pledge Agreement, and all such costs and expenses shall be part of the
Obligations secured by the Security Interest. The Pledgors shall indemnify and hold each Lender and the Secured Party harmless from and against any and all claims, losses and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) growing out of or
resulting from this Pledge Agreement (including enforcement of this Pledge Agreement) or the Secured Party’s actions pursuant hereto, except claims, losses or liabilities resulting from the Secured Party’s gross negligence or willful
misconduct as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction. Any liability of the Borrower to indemnify and hold any Lender or the Secured Party harmless pursuant to the Credit Agreement shall be part of the Obligations secured
by the Security Interest. The Pledgors’ obligations under this Section shall survive any termination of this Pledge Agreement. 
  

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 Section 15. Waivers and Amendments; Remedies. This Pledge Agreement can be waived, modified,
amended, terminated or discharged and the Security Interest can be released, only explicitly in a writing signed by the Secured Party. A waiver so signed shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose given. Mere delay
or failure to act shall not preclude the exercise or enforcement of any rights and remedies available to the Secured Party. All rights and remedies of the Secured Party shall be cumulative and may be exercised singly in any order or sequence, or
concurrently, at the Secured Party’s option, and the exercise or enforcement of any such right or remedy shall neither be a condition to nor bar the exercise or enforcement of any other. 
 Section 16. Waiver of Defenses. Each Pledgor waives the benefit of any and all defenses and discharges available to a guarantor, surety,
indorser or accommodation party, dependent on its character as such. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Pledgor (in such capacity) waives presentment, demand for payment, and notice of nonpayment or protest of any note or any
other instrument evidencing any of the Obligations; and each Pledgor agrees that its liability hereunder and the Security Interest hereby created shall not be affected or impaired in any way by any of the following acts and things (which the Secured
Party may do from time to time without notice to the Pledgors): (a) by any sale, pledge, surrender, compromise, settlement, release, renewal, extension, indulgence, alteration, substitution, exchange, change in, modification, or other
disposition of any of the Obligations or any evidence thereof or any collateral therefor, (b) by any acceptance or release of collateral for or guarantors of any of the Obligations, (c) by any failure, neglect or omission to realize upon
or protect any of the Obligations, or to obtain, perfect, enforce or realize upon any collateral therefor, or to exercise any lien upon or right of appropriation of any moneys, credits or property toward the liquidation of any of the Obligations, or
(d) by any application of payments or credits upon any of the Obligations other than indefeasible payment in full. The Secured Party shall not be required, before exercising its rights under this Security Agreement, to first resort for payment
of any of the Obligations to the Borrower or any other Persons, its or their properties or estates, or any collateral, property, liens or other rights or remedies whatsoever. Each Pledgor agrees not to exercise any right of contribution, recourse,
subrogation or reimbursement available to such Pledgor against the Borrower or any other Person or property, unless and until all Obligations and all other debts, liabilities and obligations owed by the Borrower and each Pledgor to the Secured Party
have been paid and discharged. The Pledgors expect to derive benefits from the transactions resulting in the creation of the Obligations. The Secured Party may rely conclusively on the continuing warranty, hereby made, that each Pledgor continues to
benefit by the Secured Party’s extension of credit accommodations to the Borrower and the Secured Party shall have no duty to inquire into or confirm the receipt of any such benefits, and this Pledge Agreement shall be effective and enforceable
by the Secured Party without regard to the receipt, nature or value of any such benefits. 
 Section 17. Notices. Any notice or
other communication to any party in connection with this Pledge Agreement shall be given in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 11.6 of the Credit Agreement. 
 Section 18. Representations and Warranties. Each Pledgor represents and warrants to the Secured Party that: 
 18(a) It is a corporation, limited liability company or limited partnership, as applicable, duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has the power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its properties and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged. 
  

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 18(b) It has the power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and to
perform its obligations under, this Pledge Agreement and has taken all necessary action to authorize such execution, delivery and performance. 
 18(c) This Pledge Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Pledgor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law). 
 18(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Pledge Agreement will not (i) violate any provision of any law, statute, rule
or regulation or any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any court, governmental agency or arbitrator presently in effect having applicability to it in any material respect, (ii) violate or contravene any
provision of its organizational documents, or (iii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any other material agreement, lease or instrument to which any Pledgor is a party or by which it
or any of its properties may be bound or result in the creation of any lien thereunder. No Pledgor is in default under or in violation of any such law, statute, rule or regulation, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award or
any such indenture, loan or credit agreement or other agreement, lease or instrument in any case in which the consequences of such default or violation could constitute a Material Adverse Occurrence. 
 18(e) Except for any filings, recordings and registrations to perfect the Security Interest, no order, consent, approval, license,
authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with, or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority is required on the part of any Pledgor to authorize, or is required in connection with the execution, delivery
and performance of, or the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of, this Pledge Agreement. 
 18(f) There are
no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Pledgor, threatened against or affecting the Pledgor or any of its properties before any court or arbitrator, or any governmental department, board, agency or other instrumentality
which, if determined adversely to the Pledgor, would constitute a Material Adverse Occurrence. 
 Section 19. Pledgors’
Acknowledgment. The Pledgors hereby acknowledge that (a) the Pledgors have been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Pledge Agreement, (b) neither the Secured Party nor any Lender has any fiduciary
relationship to the Pledgors, the relationship being solely that of debtor and creditor, and (c) no joint venture exists between the Pledgors, any Lender or the Secured Party. 
  

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 Section 20. Continuing Security Interest; Assignments under Credit Agreement. This Pledge
Agreement shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the payment in full of the Obligations and the expiration of the obligation, if any, of the Secured Party or any Lender
to extend credit accommodations to the Borrower, (b) be binding upon each Pledgor, its successors and assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Secured Party hereunder, to the benefit of, and be enforceable by,
the Secured Party and its successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), the Secured Party and each Lender may assign or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights and obligations under the
Credit Agreement to any other Person to the extent and in the manner provided in the Credit Agreement, and may similarly transfer all or any portion of its rights under this Pledge Agreement to such Persons. 
 Section 21. Termination of Security Interest. Upon payment in full of the Obligations and the expiration of any obligation of the Secured
Party or any Lender to extend credit accommodations to the Borrower, the security interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Pledgors as applicable. Upon any such termination the Secured Party will
return to the Pledgors such of the Collateral as shall not have been sold or otherwise applied pursuant to the terms hereof and execute and deliver to the Pledgors such documents as the Pledgors shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
Any reversion or return of the Collateral upon termination of this Pledge Agreement and any instruments of transfer or termination shall be at the expense of the Pledgors and shall be without warranty by, or recourse on, the Secured Party or any
Lender. As used in this Section, “Pledgors” includes any assigns of Pledgors, any Person holding a subordinate security interest in any part of the Collateral or whoever else may be lawfully entitled to any part of the Collateral.

 Section 22. Governing Law and Construction. THE VALIDITY, CONSTRUCTION AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NO EFFECT SHALL BE GIVEN TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT THE VALIDITY OR PERFECTION OF THE SECURITY INTEREST HEREUNDER, OR
REMEDIES HEREUNDER, IN RESPECT OF ANY PARTICULAR COLLATERAL ARE MANDATORILY GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF A JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA. Whenever possible, each provision of this Pledge Agreement and any other statement, instrument
or transaction contemplated hereby or relating hereto shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under such applicable law, but, if any provision of this Pledge Agreement or any other statement, instrument or transaction
contemplated hereby or relating hereto shall be held to be prohibited or invalid under such applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such
provision or the remaining provisions of this Pledge Agreement or any other statement, instrument or transaction contemplated hereby or relating hereto. 
  

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 Section 23. Consent to Jurisdiction. AT THE OPTION OF THE SECURED PARTY, THIS PLEDGE
AGREEMENT MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY FEDERAL COURT OR MINNESOTA STATE COURT SITTING IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA; AND THE PLEDGORS CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY SUCH COURT AND WAIVES ANY ARGUMENT THAT VENUE IN SUCH FORUMS IS NOT CONVENIENT.
IN THE EVENT THE PLEDGORS, OR ANY OF THEM, COMMENCE ANY ACTION IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION OR VENUE UNDER ANY TORT OR CONTRACT THEORY ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM THE RELATIONSHIP CREATED BY THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT, THE SECURED PARTY AT ITS OPTION
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO HAVE THE CASE TRANSFERRED TO ONE OF THE JURISDICTIONS AND VENUES ABOVE-DESCRIBED, OR IF SUCH TRANSFER CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, TO HAVE SUCH CASE DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 
 Section 24. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PLEDGORS AND THE SECURED PARTY, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT, IRREVOCABLY
WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS PLEDGE AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 Section 25. Counterparts. This Pledge Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together
shall constitute but one and the same instrument. 
 Section 26. General. All representations and warranties contained in this
Pledge Agreement or in any other agreement between a Pledgor and the Secured Party shall survive the execution, delivery and performance of this Pledge Agreement and the creation and payment of the Obligations. Each Pledgor waives notice of the
acceptance of this Pledge Agreement by the Secured Party. Captions in this Pledge Agreement are for reference and convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or meaning of any provision of this Pledge Agreement. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Pledgor has caused this Pledge Agreement to be duly executed and delivered by
its officer [or general partner] thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	PLEDGORS:
	
	QUANTUM FUEL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES WORLDWIDE, INC.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title	 	General Counsel

  

			
	TECSTAR AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title	 	General Counsel

  

			
	WHEEL TO WHEEL, LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title	 	General Counsel

  

			
	TECSTAR PARTNERS, LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	Name	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	Title:	 	General Counsel

  

 [Signature pages to Pledge Agreement] 
 S-1 

			
	 TECSTAR, L.P.

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Kenneth R. Lombardo

	 Name
	 	Kenneth Lombardo
	 Title
	 	General Counsel

  

			
	 PERFORMANCE CONCEPTS, LLC

		
	 By
	 	 /s/ Douglass Goad

	 Name
	 	Douglass Goad
	 Title
	 	President

  

	
	 Address for All Pledgors For Purposes of Notice:

	 570 Executive Drive

	 Troy, Michigan 48083

	 Attn:
                                       
 

  

	
	 Address for the Secured Party:

	 3033 Excelsior Boulevard

	 Minneapolis, MN 55416

	 Attn:
                                       
 

  

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 S-2 

 SCHEDULE I 
 Part I 
 PLEDGED STOCK 
 Stock Certificates (or equivalent) and Stock Powers (or equivalent) to be 
 delivered at closing

  

			
	 Pledgor:
	 	Pledged Stock or Membership Interest:
		
	 Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.
	 	 Issuer: Tecstar Automotive Group, Inc.
 Percentage
Ownership: 100%
 Certificate No(s).: 1

		
	 Tecstar Automotive Group, Inc.
	 	 Issuer: Starcraft Automotive Group, Inc.
 Percentage
Ownership: 100%
 Certificate No(s).: 1
  
 Issuer: Tecstar Partners, LLC
 Percentage Ownership: 100%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  
 Issuer: Tecstar L.P.
 Percentage Ownership: 49%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  
 Issuer: Wheel to
Wheel, LLC
 Percentage Ownership: 100%
 (Uncertificated Ownership
Interests)
  
 Issuer: Regency Conversions, LLC
 Percentage Ownership: 100%
 (Uncertificated Ownership
Interests)

  

 Sch I-1 to Pledge Agreement 

			
	Wheel to Wheel, LLC	  	 Issuer: Powertrain Integration, LLC
 Percentage
Ownership: 100%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  
 Issuer: Tecstar, L.P.
 Percentage Ownership: 50%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  
 Issuer: Wheel to Wheel Powertrain, LLC
 Percentage Ownership: 100%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  

	Tecstar Partners, LLC	  	 Issuer: Tecstar, L.P.
 Percentage Ownership:
1%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  

	Tecstar, L.P.	  	 Issuer: Performance Concepts, LLC
 Percentage
Ownership: 100%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  
 Issuer: Troy Tooling, LLC
 Percentage Ownership: 100%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  
 Issuer: Classic Design Concepts, LLC
 Percentage Ownership: 100%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  

	Performance Concepts, LLC	  	 Issuer: Unique Performance Concepts, LLC
 Percentage
Ownership: 50.1%
 (Uncertificated Ownership Interests)
  

  

 Sch I-2 to Pledge Agreement

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