In Pixar's Cars 2, which villain secretly controls the Allinol fuel company?

In Pixar's Cars 2, Miles Axlerod secretly controls the Allinol fuel company.

Axlerod presents himself as a wealthy former oil tycoon who has become an electric car and environmental advocate. He organizes the World Grand Prix to promote Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel. His public image helps conceal the larger plan behind the race.

The film reveals that Axlerod is the mastermind who wants Allinol to fail in spectacular fashion. He uses electromagnetic devices to make cars running on the fuel malfunction, hoping to discredit alternative energy and restore demand for oil. Professor Zündapp and the lemons assist him, but Axlerod is the central conspirator.

A common mix-up is identifying Professor Zündapp as the ultimate villain. Zündapp is an accomplice and scientist, while Axlerod is the figure directing the plot. The character's name is sometimes written with an umlaut in official material: Miles Axlerod.