On August 3rd Tesla’s board handed Mr Musk an insurance policy. If his old package is not revived, he can cash in new options worth $24bn. That’s much less than his original award but still the largest pay cheque in history,

Tesla is awarding Elon Musk over $29 billion of stock in an "interim" pay plan designed to maintain his interest in the company while a larger pay package awarded in 2018 remains held up in court.