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<P ALIGN=RIGHT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No. &#151; </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION <BR>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8<BR><BR>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<BR>UNDER <BR>THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933 </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ENER1, INC. </FONT></H1>

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Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) </FONT></P>




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     <TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>Florida</B>    <BR>
(State or Other<BR>
Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or<BR>
Organization)
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     <TD WIDTH="37%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>550 W. Cypress Creek Rd., Suite 120 </B><BR><BR>
<B>Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309</B><BR><BR>(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>59-2479377</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>ENER1,&nbsp; INC. &nbsp;2002 STOCK
PARTICIPATION PLAN<BR>ENER1,&nbsp; INC.&nbsp; 2002 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PARTICIPATION PLAN <BR>CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OPTION PROGRAM </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(Full Title of the Plan) </FONT></P>

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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Ronald Stewart<BR>
General Counsel<BR>
Ener1, Inc.<BR>
550 W. Cypress Creek Rd., Suite 120,<BR>
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Copies to:<BR>
Stephen I. Glover, Esq.<BR>
Gibson, Dunn &amp; Crutcher LLP<BR>
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.<BR>
Washington, D.C. 20036<BR>
(202) 955-8500</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="34%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(Name and Address of Agent <BR>For Service)
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<p ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>(954) 202-4442</B><BR>(Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service) </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>





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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Amount to be<BR>
Registered(1)
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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(2)</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price(2)</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee(3)</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="20%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share
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     <TD WIDTH="20%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">25,379,802 shares</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="20%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$ 1.14
</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="20%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$ 28,932,974
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     <TD WIDTH="20%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">$ 3665.81
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Includes
the estimated maximum number of shares of common stock of Ener1, Inc. (the
&#147;Registrant or the &#147;Company&#148;) issuable pursuant to stock option
grants made and to be made by the Company to its Chief Executive Officer in
accordance with the Employment Agreement between the Company and its Chief
Executive Officer dated as of September 8, 2003 (the &#147;CEO Employment
Agreement&#148;). The Company has chosen to compensate its Chief Executive
Officer, in part, by (i) issuing an option to purchase 9,716,716 shares to him,
(ii) agreeing to issue an option to him on December 31, 2004 to purchase that
 number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock equal to 1% of the
Company&#146;s common stock outstanding on December 31, 2004, calculated on a
fully diluted basis and (iii) agreeing to issue an option to him on December
31, 2005 to purchase that number of shares of the Company&#146;s common stock
equal to .5% of the Company&#146;s common stock outstanding on December 31,
2005, calculated on a fully diluted basis. Also includes 6,556,503 shares
issuable  under the Registrant&#146;s 2002 Stock Participation Plan and
2,000,000 shares issuable under the Registrant&#146;s 2002 Non-Employee
Director Stock Participation Plan. This Registration Statement also covers
additional shares of the registrant&#146;s common stock which may become
issuable under the Employee  Benefit Plans listed above as a result of any stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions effected
without the receipt of consideration which result in an increase in the number
of the registrant&#146;s  outstanding shares of common stock.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(2) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(3) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>The
registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under           the
Securities Act of 1933. </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART I </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 1. Plan Information </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part I of Form S-8. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 2. Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part I of Form S-8. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;): </FONT></P>

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          <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a) </FONT></TD>
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          Ener1, Inc.&#145;s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
          2002 as amended pursuant to the 10-KSB/A filed with the Commission on April 30,
          2003. </FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b) </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=80%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          Ener1, Inc.&#145;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ending
          March 31, 2003, June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2003, respectively. </FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c) </FONT></TD>
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          Ener1, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 21, 2004.</FONT></TD>
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          <TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(d) </FONT></TD>
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          The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the
          Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
          February 6, 2004. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
document, and any statement contained in a document, incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any
other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such document or statement. Any such document
or statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Subject to the foregoing,
all information appearing in this Registration Statement is qualified in its entirety by
the information appearing in the documents incorporated by reference. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. Description of
Securities </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable.</FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel </FONT></H1>


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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable.</FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to Section 607.0850 of the Florida Statutes, the Registrant has the power to indemnify any
person made a party to any lawsuit by reason of being a director or officer of the
Registrant, or serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant&#146;s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and By-laws provide that
the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted
by Florida law. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant has purchased insurance with respect to, among other things, the liabilities
that may arise under the statutory provisions referred to above. The directors and
officers of the Registrant also are insured against certain liabilities, including certain
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which might be incurred by them in
such capacities and against which they are not indemnified by the Registrant. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with its directors and
officers. The indemnity agreements create certain indemnification obligations of the
Registrant in favor of the directors and officers and, as permitted by applicable law,
will clarify and expand the circumstances under which a director or officer will be
indemnified. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
Applicable.</FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. Exhibits </FONT></H1>






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     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>Exhibit Number</U></FONT></TH>
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     <TD WIDTH="10%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">4.1 <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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4.2 <BR>
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4.3 <BR>
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4.4 <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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4.5 <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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4.6 <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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4.7 <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>
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5.1 <BR>
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23.1<BR>
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23.2<BR>
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24.1
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     <TD WIDTH="90%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 (No. 000-21138).<BR>
<BR>
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (No. 000-21138).<BR>
<BR>
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's current report on Form
8-K dated October 28, 2002 (No. 000-21138).<BR>
<BR>
By-Laws of the Registrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed
November 14, 2003.<BR>
<BR>
Ener1, Inc. 2002 Stock Participation Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit C of the Registrant's Schedule 14A filed
May 15, 2002.<BR>
<BR>
Ener1, Inc. 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Participation Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit D of the Registrant's
Schedule 14A filed May 15, 2002.<BR>
<BR>
Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Kevin P. Fitzgerald incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2003.<BR>
<BR>
Opinion of Ronald Stewart<BR>
<BR>
Consent of Kaufman, Rossin &amp; Co.<BR>
<BR>
Consent of Ronald Stewart (included in Exhibit 5.1)<BR>
<BR>
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration Statement on Form S-8).
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9. Undertaking </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;to
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement (i)&nbsp;to include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii)&nbsp;to reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement; and (iii)&nbsp;to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement; <U>provided</U>, however, that
clauses (1)(i) and (l)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement;  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;that
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;to
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold upon the termination of the offering.  </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ft. Lauderdale, State of
Florida, on the 4th day of February 2004. </FONT></P>












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     <TD WIDTH="30%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">ENER1, INC.<BR>
<BR>
By:  <U>/s/ Kevin P. Fitzgerald</U><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Kevin P. Fitzgerald<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Executive Officer
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Ronald Stewart and Kevin P. Fitzgerald, and each of them, his or her true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>






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     <TH ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Title&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
     <TH><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Date</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/ Kevin P. Fitzgerald</U><BR>
          Kevin P. Fitzgerald<BR><BR>
<BR>
<U>/s/ Randall Paulfus</U><BR>Randall Paulfus  <BR><BR>
<BR>
<U>/s/ Boris Zingarevich</U><BR>Boris Zingarevich<BR><BR>

<U>/s/ Karl Gruns</U><BR>Karl Gruns<BR><BR>

<U>/s/ Mike Zoi</U><BR>Mike Zoi<BR><BR>

<U>/s/ Dr. Peter Novak</U><BR>Dr. Peter Novak<BR><BR>

<U>/s/ Ronald N. Stewart</U><BR>Ronald N. Stewart<BR>

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     <TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Chief Executive Officer and Director
and Chairman of the Board (Principal
Executive Officer)<BR>
<BR>
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer &amp; Principal
Accounting Officer)<BR>
<BR>
Director<BR><BR>
<BR>Director <BR><BR><BR>Director
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Director<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
Director
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     <TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">February 4, 2004<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
February 4, 2004<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
February 4, 2004<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
February 4, 2004<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
February 4, 2004<BR>
<BR><BR>
February 4, 2004<BR>
<BR><BR>
February 4, 2004<BR>
<BR>
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     <TD WIDTH="20%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">5.1 <BR>
<BR>
23.1<BR>
<BR>
23.2<BR>
<BR>
24.1
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     <TD WIDTH="80%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Opinion of Ron Stewart.<BR>
<BR>
Consent of Kaufman, Rossin &amp; Co.<BR>
<BR>
Consent of Ronald Stewart (included in Exhibit 5.1)<BR>
<BR>
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration Statement on Form S-8).
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Form S-8 for Ener1, Inc.
Registration No. —
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
_________________
ENER1, INC.
(Exact Name of
Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Florida
(State or Other
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or
Organization)
550 W. Cypress Creek Rd., Suite 120
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
(Address of Principal Executive Offices Including Zip Code)
59-2479377
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
_________________
ENER1,  INC.  2002 STOCK
PARTICIPATION PLAN
ENER1,  INC.  2002 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK PARTICIPATION PLAN
CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER OPTION PROGRAM
(Full Title of the Plan)
_________________
Ronald Stewart
General Counsel
Ener1, Inc.
550 W. Cypress Creek Rd., Suite 120,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309
Copies to:
Stephen I. Glover, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1050 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 955-8500
(Name and Address of Agent
For Service)
_________________
(954) 202-4442
(Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
_________________
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered(1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee(3)
Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share
25,379,802 shares
$ 1.14
$ 28,932,974
$ 3665.81
(1)
Includes
the estimated maximum number of shares of common stock of Ener1, Inc. (the
"Registrant or the "Company") issuable pursuant to stock option
grants made and to be made by the Company to its Chief Executive Officer in
accordance with the Employment Agreement between the Company and its Chief
Executive Officer dated as of September 8, 2003 (the "CEO Employment
Agreement"). The Company has chosen to compensate its Chief Executive
Officer, in part, by (i) issuing an option to purchase 9,716,716 shares to him,
(ii) agreeing to issue an option to him on December 31, 2004 to purchase that
 number of shares of the Company's common stock equal to 1% of the
Company's common stock outstanding on December 31, 2004, calculated on a
fully diluted basis and (iii) agreeing to issue an option to him on December
31, 2005 to purchase that number of shares of the Company's common stock
equal to .5% of the Company's common stock outstanding on December 31,
2005, calculated on a fully diluted basis. Also includes 6,556,503 shares
issuable  under the Registrant's 2002 Stock Participation Plan and
2,000,000 shares issuable under the Registrant's 2002 Non-Employee
Director Stock Participation Plan. This Registration Statement also covers
additional shares of the registrant's common stock which may become
issuable under the Employee  Benefit Plans listed above as a result of any stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations or similar transactions effected
without the receipt of consideration which result in an increase in the number
of the registrant's  outstanding shares of common stock.
(2)
Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.
(3)
The
registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rule 457(h) under           the
Securities Act of 1933.
1
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information
Not
filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part I of Form S-8.
Item 2. Registrant
Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
Not
filed as part of this Registration Statement pursuant to Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of
Documents by Reference
The
Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"):
(a)
Ener1, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
          2002 as amended pursuant to the 10-KSB/A filed with the Commission on April 30,
          2003.
(b)
Ener1, Inc.'s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ending
          March 31, 2003, June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2003, respectively.
(c)
Ener1, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 21, 2004.
(d)
The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the
          Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on
          February 6, 2004.
All
documents filed pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") after the date of this Registration
Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any
document, and any statement contained in a document, incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any
other subsequently filed document that also is incorporated or deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such document or statement. Any such document
or statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Subject to the foregoing,
all information appearing in this Registration Statement is qualified in its entirety by
the information appearing in the documents incorporated by reference.
Item 4. Description of
Securities
Not
Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel
Not
Applicable.
2
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers
Pursuant
to Section 607.0850 of the Florida Statutes, the Registrant has the power to indemnify any
person made a party to any lawsuit by reason of being a director or officer of the
Registrant, or serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal
action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable.
The
Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and By-laws provide that
the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted
by Florida law.
The
Registrant has purchased insurance with respect to, among other things, the liabilities
that may arise under the statutory provisions referred to above. The directors and
officers of the Registrant also are insured against certain liabilities, including certain
liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, which might be incurred by them in
such capacities and against which they are not indemnified by the Registrant.
The
Registrant has entered into separate indemnification agreements with its directors and
officers. The indemnity agreements create certain indemnification obligations of the
Registrant in favor of the directors and officers and, as permitted by applicable law,
will clarify and expand the circumstances under which a director or officer will be
indemnified.
Item 7. Exemption from
Registration Claimed
Not
Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
5.1
23.1
23.2
24.1
Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Registrant's Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2000 (No. 000-21138).
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (No. 000-21138).
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's current report on Form
8-K dated October 28, 2002 (No. 000-21138).
By-Laws of the Registrant incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed
November 14, 2003.
Ener1, Inc. 2002 Stock Participation Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit C of the Registrant's Schedule 14A filed
May 15, 2002.
Ener1, Inc. 2002 Non-Employee Director Stock Participation Plan incorporated by reference to Exhibit D of the Registrant's
Schedule 14A filed May 15, 2002.
Employment Agreement by and between the Registrant and Kevin P. Fitzgerald incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2003.
Opinion of Ronald Stewart
Consent of Kaufman, Rossin & Co.
Consent of Ronald Stewart (included in Exhibit 5.1)
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration Statement on Form S-8).
3
Item 9. Undertaking
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) to
file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement (i) to include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any
facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the
most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material
change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided
, however, that
clauses (1)(i) and (l)(ii) shall not apply if the information required to be included in
a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement;
(2) that
for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) to
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold upon the termination of the offering.
4
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ft. Lauderdale, State of
Florida, on the 4th day of February 2004.
ENER1, INC.
By:
/s/ Kevin P. Fitzgerald
Kevin P. Fitzgerald
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW
ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes
and appoints Ronald Stewart and Kevin P. Fitzgerald, and each of them, his or her true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for
him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection
therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or
their or his substitutes or substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Kevin P. Fitzgerald
Kevin P. Fitzgerald
/s/ Randall Paulfus
Randall Paulfus
/s/ Boris Zingarevich
Boris Zingarevich
/s/ Karl Gruns
Karl Gruns
/s/ Mike Zoi
Mike Zoi
/s/ Dr. Peter Novak
Dr. Peter Novak
/s/ Ronald N. Stewart
Ronald N. Stewart
Chief Executive Officer and Director
and Chairman of the Board (Principal
Executive Officer)
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer & Principal
Accounting Officer)
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
February 4, 2004
February 4, 2004
February 4, 2004
February 4, 2004
February 4, 2004
February 4, 2004
February 4, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
5.1
23.1
23.2
24.1
Opinion of Ron Stewart.
Consent of Kaufman, Rossin & Co.
Consent of Ronald Stewart (included in Exhibit 5.1)
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages to this Registration Statement on Form S-8).