In Pixar's Cars 2, Miles Axlerod secretly masterminds the attacks linked to the World Grand Prix.
Axlerod presents himself as a former oil baron who has become an environmental advocate. He organizes the World Grand Prix and promotes Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel intended to prove that electric cars can compete with gasoline-powered racers.
The conspiracy uses electromagnetic weapons to target cars running on Allinol. The attacks create fear about the fuel and make the race appear to confirm Axlerod's public claims about its danger.
Axlerod is ultimately revealed as the hidden villain and as a car who converted himself to electric power. Eddie Izzard voices the character in the English version, while Thomas Kretschmann voices Professor Zündapp, his associate.