# EXHIBIT 31.1

# CERTIFICATION

I, Michael E. Reed, certify that:

|1. |  | I
have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-KSB of Electro Energy Inc.;
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|2. |  | Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a
               material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements                made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not                misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;
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|3. |  | Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information
               included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the
financial                condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and                for, the periods presented in this report;
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|4. |  | The
registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
               establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in                Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal
control over financial                reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules
13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the                registrant and have:
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| | (a) |  | Designed
such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure           controls and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that           material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
          subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly
          during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | (b) |  | Designed
such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such           internal control
over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,           to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting           and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance           with
generally accepted accounting principles;
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| | (c) |  | Evaluated
the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and           procedures
and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness           of the
disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by           this
report based on such evaluation; and
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| | (d) |  | Disclosed
in this report any change in the registrants internal control           over
financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent
          fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
          materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial
          reporting;
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|5. |  | The
registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on
               our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting,
to the                registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants
               board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | (a) |  | All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation           of
internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
          adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize
and           report financial information; and
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| | (b) |  | Any
fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees           who
have a significant role in the registrants internal control over
          financial reporting.
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| | /s/ Michael E. Reed
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| | Name: Michael E. Reed         
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| | Title: Chief Executive Officer

Dated: April 15, 2008

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