What alternative fuel is central to the World Grand Prix plot in Pixar's Cars 2?

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Allinol is the alternative fuel central to the World Grand Prix plot in Pixar's Cars 2.

Miles Axlerod presents Allinol as a clean alternative fuel and promotes the World Grand Prix to demonstrate its performance. The races are secretly part of a scheme involving electromagnetic weapons and a wider plan to discredit alternative fuels. Mater, Finn McMissile, and Holley Shiftwell work to uncover what is happening.

The name Allinol resembles the word ethanol, but Allinol is a fictional fuel created for the film. It should not be confused with real-world gasoline alternatives or with Dinoco, the fictional petroleum company that appears elsewhere in the Cars franchise.

Cars 2 uses the fuel controversy to connect its international racing story with espionage. The film's locations include Tokyo, Porto Corsa, and London, and its plot shifts much of the attention from Radiator Springs to the global competition.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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