EVB wins iF and Red Dot

EVB said on September 2 that its BUDC ultra-slim 150 kW dual-connector DC EV charger had won the 2026 iF DESIGN AWARD and the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2026. The announcement puts the Wenzhou, China-based charging equipment maker on two of the best-known industrial design award lists in the same year. iF Design and Red Dot both list the product as an “Ultra-thin Dual-gun EV Charger,” with Zhejiang Benyi New Energy Co., Ltd. named as the manufacturer. ### Which product actually won the two awards? The product identified across the award listings is a 150 kW DC dual-gun charger that EVB markets as part of its BUDC line. EVB said the model is an ultra-slim dual-connector DC charger, while the iF and Red Dot pages describe the same product as an ultra-thin dual-gun EV charger. (prnewswire.com) The iF listing says the charger uses a flat-layout structure with liquid cooling and reduces thickness to 100 millimeters. Red Dot separately says modern liquid cooling cuts the depth to 10 centimeters, which is the same measurement expressed differently. ### Why did design juries focus on the charger’s shape? (prnewswire.com) iF Design says the charger was built for wall-mounted, embedded and narrow-space use cases, and said the form factor helps conserve urban land. Red Dot’s jury statement says the station adapts “flatly and unobtrusively” into its surroundings and contributes to more efficient use of urban space. (ifdesign.com) Red Dot also points to the brushed aluminum alloy housing, minimalist geometric design and multiple interaction modes, including NFC, Bluetooth and physical buttons. The award page says AC, DC and control modules can be used and exchanged independently. ### Who is named behind the design? The iF and Red Dot award pages both name Zhejiang Benyi New Energy Co., Ltd. of Wenzhou, China as manufacturer. (ifdesign.com) Both pages also credit the in-house design team: Jundan Wang, Zhiguo Wu, Judong Zheng, Bolei Yin, Keyue Zhang and Haibo Zhang. The iF page says the product’s launch date was 2025 and lists target regions including Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe, North America and South America. (red-dot.org) That page also names consumers, users and public sector or government buyers among the target groups. ### How significant are the two awards themselves? (ifdesign.com) iF Design says the iF DESIGN AWARD has been presented for more than 70 years and describes the label as an internationally recognized mark for design. The organization’s site says winners of the 2026 awards were celebrated in Berlin. Red Dot’s award page places EVB’s charger in its product design program and includes a jury statement explaining why the product was selected. (ifdesign.com) EVB, in its September 2 release, presented the dual win as recognition of both product design and innovation. ### What does EVB say comes next? EVB said the awards reinforce its push to combine industrial design with charging performance in commercial EV infrastructure. (ifdesign.com) The company said the BUDC charger was developed for space-constrained deployment scenarios, particularly in urban settings. (red-dot.org) The next public reference points are already live: EVB’s September 2 announcement, the iF winner page for the “Ultra-thin Dual-gun EV Charger,” and Red Dot’s product page carrying the same name and 2026 recognition. (prnewswire.com)