Nice Car’s Electric Suzuki Samurai

WORDS BY TIM CACHELIN

SHAPINGASUSTAINABLE FUTURE

LAURYN Morris and Sarah Lyon pose with the now fully electric Samurai in the workshop that housed its conversion.

Nice Car aims to tackle two monumental challenges—climate urgency and the wastefulness of a throwaway culture.

SHOWCASING the EV components was a key design choice, aimed at making the technology more accessible and easy to understand.

IN a world desperately in need of sustainable practices, Nice (No Internal Combustion Engine) Car is driving innovation in electric vehicles (EV) and environmental spaces. Founded by Lauryn Morris, Nice Car aims to tackle two monumental challenges— climate urgency and the wastefulness of a throwaway culture. By focusing on converting older internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric, Nice hopes to breathe new life into classic cars while contributing to a more circular, sustainable economy.

At the heart of Nice’s mission is the belief that the cars we already love can—and should—be saved from obsolescence. Instead of replacing them with shiny new models, Nice envisions a future where iconic vehicles are retrofitted with electric drivetrains, keeping them on the road longer while reducing our collective carbon footprint. This philosophy is central to its work, exemplified in its latest project: the electric conversion of a 1987 Suzuki Samurai.