Exhibit 32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


Solely  for the  purposes  of  complying  with 18 U.S.C.  Section  1350,  I, the
undersigned  President and Chief Executive  Officer of Enova Systems,  Inc. (the
"Company"), hereby certify that the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company
for the quarter ended  September 30, 2004 (the "Report") fully complies with the
requirements  of Section 13(a) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 and that
information  contained in the Report fairly presents,  in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


 /s/ Edwin O. Riddell
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Edwin O. Riddell
President and Chief Executive Officer
November 15, 2004

A signed  original of this written  statement  required by Section 906, or other
documents  authenticating,  acknowledging,  or otherwise  adopting the signature
that  appears  in typed  form  within the  electronic  version  of this  written
statement  required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be
retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange  Commission
or its staff upon request.



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