How UW’s solar vehicle team harnessed the sun and hard work to shine on the national stage

Elijah Yan, left, and Rudy Heredia-Jantz, members of the Solar Vehicle Team at UW, with Sakura, the solar-powered vehicle the student-led team constructed in their shop at the University of Washington. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) In a cramped corner workspace in a mechanical engineering building at the University of Washington, a team of students is working to harness the power of the sun. They operate on a fraction of the budget of elite international programs, fitting build hours around