Trade groups say Chinese electric vehicles pose an "existential threat" to the U.S. auto industry. But faced with a growing preference for hybrids at home and a brutal price war, Chinese automakers want to export more vehicles abroad. "It's hard to process that because we don't see Chinese cars on American roads," said Dunne Insights founder and CEO Michael Dunne. You're going to see Chinese cars all over the place." So how do Chinese EVs stack up?

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Persons: Dunne, Michael Dunne, Eunice Yoon Organizations: U.S, Tesla, JATO Dynamics, CNBC Locations: China, Australia, Mexico, Brazil, Israel, South Africa, U.S, CNBC Beijing