ELECTRIC FUEL CORPORATION

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                                WRITTEN STATEMENT

         In connection  with the Quarterly  Report of Electric Fuel  Corporation
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003 filed with the
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  (the  "Report"),  I,  Robert S.  Ehrlich,
Chairman,  President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,  pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350, as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, hereby certify that to my knowledge, the Report fully complies with
the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  and the  information  contained  in the Report  fairly  presents,  in all
material  respects,  the  financial  condition  and results of operations of the
Company.

         A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to Electric Fuel Corporation and will be retained by Electric Fuel
Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.

                         By:     /s/ Robert S. Ehrlich
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                               Robert S. Ehrlich, Chairman, President and CEO
                               (Chief Executive Officer)

Date:  May 14, 2003

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