SAN FRANCISCO—Pure electric cars are making all the headlines, but their gasoline-electric hybrid rivals quietly achieved record sales in the United States last year, industry data showed. While the likes of Tesla Inc. and Ford Motor Co. pushed for electric vehicle sales, Asian automakers boosted hybrid vehicle line-ups, as many customers still shun EVs due to higher prices, limited driving range, or lack of charging stations. U.S. sales of hybrid vehicle sales jumped 76 percent to 801,550 vehicles last year, accounting for 5 percent of U.S. light vehicle sales, according to data from analytics firm Wards Intelligence. Sales of EVs also jumped 83 percent to 434,879, but represented a meager 3 percent of the market. Toyota Motor Corp. posted record hybrid car sales for the U.S. market, helping the Japanese automaker overtake General Motors Co. as the top-selling U.S. automaker. Toyota boosted sales of its hybrids, plug-ins, and fuel cells …