The University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project, or UMNSVP, is a team of undergraduate students from the University of Minnesota that designs and constructs solar cars. In its 19 years, it has established itself as one of the world's top solar racing teams, with top two finishes in ten of eighteen events entered.
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