Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk has sold around $5 billion in shares in the electric carmaker.

特斯拉总裁埃隆•马斯克已卖出他在特斯拉电动汽车公司价值约50亿美元(约合人民币320亿元)的股票。

It comes days after he asked his 63 million Twitter followers whether he should sell 10% of his stake in Tesla.

数日前他曾向6300万推特粉丝发问，是否应该卖掉他在特斯拉10%的股票。

The poll attracted more than 3.

5 million votes, with nearly 58% voting in favor of the share sale.

这次投票吸引了逾350万人参加，近58%投票支持马斯克卖掉股票。

His move also comes as US Democrats have proposed a so-called "billionaires tax", which could have the richest taxed on "unrealized gains" even if they do not sell any of their stock.

此前，美国民主党提出了所谓的"亿万富翁所得税"，要求对富豪的"未实现收益"征税，即使他们没有卖掉任何股票，也要征税。

It was Musk's first sale of shares since 2016, when he last exercised stock options.

这是马斯克自2016年(上一次行使股票期权之时)以来第一次出售股票。

At the time he also sold some of the shares to cover an income tax bill of close to $600 million.

当时他为了缴纳近6亿美元的所得税款卖掉了一部分股票。

Tesla is the world's most valuable carmaker, with a stock market valuation of more than $1 trillion.

特斯拉是全世界最有价值的汽车制造商，市场估值超过1万亿美元。

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