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PIAGGIO APE 50

This is the perfect mobile coffee conversion if you’re looking to hit the road with a simple catering proposition. Our coffee cart design is all about maximising space and profits.

You could be taking the first steps with your fledgling business or expanding your empire with a larger fleet. Either way, the Piaggio Ape 50 is the perfect vehicle for a mobile coffee cart.

Each one of our Ape vehicles is brought directly from Piaggio in Italy, with a three-year warranty on every conversion and 100% genuine manufacturer’s parts used in after care and maintenance.

PRICE FROM Β£13,990

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Take Full Advantage!

  • Barista training delivered by a professionally trained barista to ensure you make top quality cappuccinos, lattes and espressos, with a focus on customer service
  • Business plan training to help you demonstrate your commercial acumen to councils, banks and event planners alike.
  • Operations training, including a full explanation of how your new coffee business works, from gas to batteries to invertors.
  • Advice on how to achieve a food hygiene rating of five, which is what many of our customers achieve, thanks to our attention to build quality.
  • Help with menu planning and costing, which benefits from two decades of working with coffee catering businesses.
  • Genuine UK Piaggio warranty: Only Piaggio vehicles supplied by The Big Coffee come with a UK warranty.

Spread the cost with our finance options

One in four of our customers launch their dream mobile catering business with support from our finance partner The Oxford Funding Company, an independent brokerage who specialise in finance for commercial vehicles and equipment.

Popular Piaggio Ape 50 conversions

Coffee bundle

  • Award winning Fracino Contempo 1 Group semi-automatic espresso machine with dual fuel technology powered by gas, electricity or both
  • Chrome-finished Fracino grinder with one-year warranty
  • Stainless steel knock-out drawer
  • Mobile catering LPG sign-off
  • Electrical installation certificate
  • Stainless steel counter top
  • Gas bottle carrier with certification
  • 25-litre water tank
  • Ultra bright LED lighting to make your machine shine
  • On board waste tank
  • Hand wash sink
  • 115amp battery
  • 1000w invertor
  • 13amp electrical hookup (van can be traded from a standard plug socket)

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    Technical Specification

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    Dimensions

    Length: 2500mm
    Width: 1260mm
    Height: 1590mm

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    Weights

    Unladen weight (van on its own): 345kg
    Carrying capacity: 145kg
    Gross weight: 490kg

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    Engine

    Type: 49.8 cc 2 stroke
    Fuel Type: Petrol

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    Gear box

    Type: 4 Forward, 4 Reverse

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    Steering

    Type: Handle bar type

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    Wheels & Tyre

    Tyre Size: 100/90 – 10 56J

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    Suspension

    Front: Helical Spring with Dampener
    Rear: Rear Spring with Dampener

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    Brakes

    Type: Front & Rear Drum Brakes

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    Other Information

    UK Road Legal
    Built to Gas Safe & UK LPG Standards – Conversions without this are non-compliant and against regulations to trade

    kings coffee testimonial

    “The whole team has been amazing from start to finish. Great communication, spot on advice and very friendly. I’d definitely recommend The Big Coffee to anyone considering mobile catering projects. Thanks so much!”

    James TalbotThe King's Coffee Limited