EXHIBIT 5.1
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                              LOWENSTEIN SANDLER PC
                                Attorneys at Law


May 8, 2003

Electric Fuel Corporation
632 Broadway, Suite 301
New York, New York 10012

Dear Sirs:

         In connection with the registration under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "Act"), of an aggregate of 453,638 shares of common stock (the
"Shares"), par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Electric Fuel
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, we have examined such corporate records,
certificates and other documents and such questions of law as we have considered
necessary or appropriate for the purposes of this opinion.

         Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares have been
duly and validly authorized and that the Shares have been duly and validly
issued and fully paid and nonassessable.

         This opinion is limited to the provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law.

         We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement and to the references to this firm under the heading
"Legal Matters" in the Prospectus. In giving such consent, we do not thereby
admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under
Section 7 of the Act.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Lowenstein Sandler PC

LOWENSTEIN SANDLER PC






                                                                                                

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