Summary

During Wednesday's earnings call, the usual questions about Tesla's Q4 results will surely be asked. And, as always, they will lack proper context until we see the 10-K.

No doubt, there will be questions about the Shanghai factory. While of crucial importance, those questions also are obvious.

Let us instead discuss six questions Tesla might prefer not to answer, but that need to be asked.

I speak of warranty costs charged to goodwill, mysterious supplier arrangements, a new "cash delivery" mention, surprising software upgrade charges, a distorted free cash flow number, and RVG transactions.

Might Tesla volunteer the information? Possible, but unlikely. Might some analyst or journalist ask the questions if Tesla fails to do so? Well, I can hope, can't I?