UNITED STATES
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): June 7, 2006

Ener1, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	0-21138	59-2479377
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
500 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 100, Fort Lauderdale, Florida		33309
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 954 556-4020

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Ener1 Inc. ("Ener1") issued a press release on June 7, 2006 announcing that its EnerDel battery subsidiary had received a 12-month, cost-share contract from the U.S. Advanced Battery Consortium (USABC), a part of the United States Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), an organization founded by DaimlerChrysler, Ford and General Motors that works with the Department of Energy (DOE) to strengthen America’s auto industry through cooperative development of advanced technologies. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in the Press Release shall be considered "furnished" pursuant to this Current Report on Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Registrant's reports or filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

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.

	Ener1, Inc.
June 9, 2006	By:	Gerard A. Herlihy
		Name: Gerard A. Herlihy
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release