Motoring: Mazda covers a familiar hit for its updated hybrid hatch

The switchover to electrification can be costly, not only for car buyers but also for car makers. In the last decade, billions of euros have been spent on developing cars with fewer overall emissions, and there’s still a considerable way to go.

Electric vehicles, at least in their current state, still don’t suit everyone for a variety of reasons, with purchase cost and inadequacies with the charging infrastructure cited as the most common hurdles.

Many ...