[Letterhead of Enova Systems]

July 18, 2002

VIA EDGAR
Securities & Exchange Commission
450 fifth Street, NW
Washington, D.C.  20549

         Re: Enova Systems, Inc.
             Registration Statement on Form S-1/A
             Filed on July 16, 2002
             File No. 333-83508

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Enova  Systems,  Inc.  hereby  requests a withdrawal  of its Form S-1/A  Amended
Registration  Statement filed on July 16, 2002 which  erroneously  contained the
SEC File No.  333-85308.  This  filing  was  filed  as an  amendment  to a prior
Registration  Statement  in error.  This filing will be replaced by new Form S-1
Registration   Statement  which  has  not  yet  been  assigned  a  file  number.
Accordingly,  we request that the July 16, 2002 filing be  withdrawn.  The Staff
may contact the undersigned at 310-527-2800 x103 with any questions it may have.

Yours very truly,


/s/ Larry Lombard

Larry Lombard

cc: Carl Perry, Enova Systems, Inc.
    Donald C. Reinke, Esq.
    Deborah Gunny, Esq.