SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2002

                               ENOVA SYSTEMS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                   California
                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

         0-25184                                        95-3056150
(Commission File Number)                    (IRS Employer Identification No.)


      19850 South Magellan Drive
          Torrance, California                            90502
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 527-2800

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 5. Other Events.

                  In December 2001, Enova Systems,  Inc. (the "Company") settled
a lawsuit brought by Fontal International  ("Fontal") in June 2000 in the United
States District Court,  Central District of California.  The suit alleged breach
of contract with respect to certain  warrants to purchase  10,833,332  shares of
the Company's  common stock. In  consideration  for the settlement,  the Company
issued to Fontal,  in a private  placement,  6,000,000  shares of the  Company's
common stock. The settlement  agreement  required that such shares be registered
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 on or before March 31, 2002.

                  As provided  in the  settlement  agreement  with  Fontal,  the
Company  filed a  registration  statement  on Form S-1 with the  Securities  and
Exchange Commission on February 19, 2002 with respect to the 6,000,000 shares of
common  stock issued to Fontal in the  settlement.  The Company will not receive
any proceeds from the sale of these shares by Fontal.


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                                    SIGNATURE

                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  February 20, 2002

                                            ENOVA SYSTEMS, INC.


                                            By: /s/ Carl D. Perry
                                                --------------------------------
                                                 Name: Carl D. Perry
                                                 Title:  Chief Executive Officer


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