Exhibit  23.1


                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8  No.  333-16939)  pertaining  to  the  1994  Incentive  Plan of Clean Diesel
Technologies,  Inc.,  of  our  report  date  March  14, 2001 with respect to the
financial statements of Clean Diesel Technologies Inc., and the inclusion of our
report  in  this  Annual Report (Form 10K) for the year ended December 31, 2000.


/s/  ERNST  &  YOUNG  LLP

Stamford,  Connecticut
March 23, 2001


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