Tesla gave Elon Musk a stock grant of $29 billion on Monday as a reward for years of “transformative and unprecedented” growth despite a recent foray into right-wing politics that has hurt its sales,

Tesla's board approved a compensation package for Elon Musk worth about $29 billion in order to keep the chief executive focused on the company.

Tesla is awarding its CEO Elon Musk a share package valued at about $29 billion. It is made up of 96 million shares of restricted stock. The move comes just six months after a judge ordered the electric vehicle maker to revoke Musk’s massive pay package.