Which villain leads the central plot against alternative fuel in Pixar's Cars 2?

Sir Miles Axlerod leads the central plot against alternative fuel in Pixar's Cars 2.

Axlerod is introduced as a former oil baron who claims to have become the first car to circumnavigate the world. He presents the World Grand Prix as a showcase for Allinol, an alternative fuel, but the fuel is secretly connected to a plan designed to discredit alternative energy.

The scheme uses electromagnetic pulses to make cars running on Allinol malfunction or explode when exposed to the broadcast signal. Axlerod's objective is to make the public reject alternative fuel and return to petroleum-based energy, protecting the interests behind the conspiracy.

Mater discovers clues while mistaken for a spy, and Finn McMissile and Holley Shiftwell investigate the operation. Professor Zündapp is an important accomplice, but he is not the mastermind. Chick Hicks is the main antagonist of the first Cars film, not Cars 2.