Word: basins
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...miniature, with a diversity of mores and languages not matched anywhere else. Among those who have sunk roots are Cambodians, Thais, Filipinos, Koreans, Japanese, Indians, Vietnamese, Indochinese hill people, and Chinese from the People's Republic, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Most hold on to vibrant links across the Pacific Basin. East may be East and West West, but in this case the West seems more and more East as well...
Designed with the smoggy Los Angeles basin in mind, the battery-powered prototype accelerates from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in 8 seconds -- faster than a BMW 325i -- and has a range of 120 miles between recharges. The Impact would cost about twice as much to operate as an average car, primarily because the batteries would have to be replaced every 20,000 miles...