Which Pixar Cars 2 character is the main villain and an oil tycoon?

Miles Axlerod is the oil tycoon who serves as the main villain of Pixar's Cars 2.

Axlerod presents himself as a former electric car who became a wealthy environmental campaigner. He organizes the World Grand Prix to promote Allinol, a supposedly clean alternative fuel, and publicly frames the event as a celebration of sustainable technology.

The film later reveals that Axlerod is behind the plot involving modified Allinol, electromagnetic weapons, and the attacks on racers. His plan is designed to discredit alternative fuel by making it appear dangerous, thereby protecting the importance of petroleum-based fuel.

Professor Zündapp is a separate villainous scientist who works with Axlerod, while Finn McMissile is a British spy investigating the conspiracy. Those characters are often mixed up because all three are involved in the same espionage storyline.