Elon Musk donates almost $2bn of Tesla shares to charity

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Tesla chief executive Elon Musk says he donated around $1.95bn

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The donation of 11.6 million shares was described in a filing with US regulators

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 Mr Musk said that towards the end of this year would be a "good time

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 find someone to succeed him as the chief executive of Twitter

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The document lodged with the US Securities and Exchange Commission

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Tesla did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment

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It is not the first time Mr Musk, who has an estimated net worth of $197.5bn, has given Tesla stock to charity

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He donated around $5.74bn worth of shares in 2021

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The multi-billionaire businessman bought the social media platform last year for $44bn

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