UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 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):  July 27, 2005


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


                                   California
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


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


19850 South Magellan Drive, Suite 305 Torrance, California         90502
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         (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                (Zip Code)


                               (310) 527-2800
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 27, 2005,  Enova Systems,  Inc.  ("Enova") issued a press release titled
"Enova  Systems  Raises US$18  Million on UK Listing".  A copy of Enova's  press
release is attached  hereto as Exhibit  99.1 and is  incorporated  by  reference
herein.

The sale of common  stock  described  in Enova's  press  release  was  conducted
pursuant to the  requirements  of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933.
Among other things,  each investor  purchasing shares of Enova's common
stock in the offering has represented  that he or she is not a "U.S.  Person" as
defined in Rule 902 of Regulation S. In addition,  neither Enova nor the placing
agent  has  conducted  any  selling  effort  directed  at the  United  States in
connection with the offering.  All shares of common stock issued in the offering
are endorsed with a  restrictive  legend  indicating  that the shares are issued
pursuant  to  Regulation  S  under  the  Securities  Act and  are  deemed  to be
"restricted securities." As a result, the purchasers of such shares are not able
to resell  the  shares  in the  United  States  without  registration  under the
Securities Act or an applicable exemption from the registration  requirements of
the Securities Act.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


Exhibit No.         Description
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99.1                Press Release dated July 27, 2005.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     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: July 28, 2005

                                                ENOVA SYSTEMS, INC.

                                                By: /s/ Larry Lombard
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                                                    Larry Lombard
                                                    Chief Financial Officer


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                                EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number              Description
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99.1                        Press Release dated July 27, 2005.



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