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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                               ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement on Form S-3 covering the registration
of 195,000 shares of common stock of our report dated February 3, 1999, included
in BOLDER Technologies Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1998 and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement.

                                   /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP


Denver, Colorado,
December 30, 1999.



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