EX-23.1

MOSS-ADAMS LLP
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CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in Registration  Statement Number
333-95701 on Form S-8 of our report dated  February 17, 2000,  appearing in this
Annual  Report on Form  10-K of U.S.  Electricar,  Inc.,  as of and for the five
months ended December 31, 1999.

                                                       /s/ Moss Adams LLP

Santa Rosa, California
March 28, 2000