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Exhibit 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of Electric Fuel Corporation of our report dated February
26, 1999 relating to the financial statements for the three-year period ended
December 31, 1998, which report appears in the December 31, 1998 Annual Report
on Form 10-K of Electric Fuel Corporation.
/s/ Kesselman & Kesselman
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Kesselman & Kesselman
Certified Public Accountants (Israel)
Jerusalem, Israel
September 17, 2000
