Compact and quirky mobile coffee cart

PIAGGIO APE CLASSIC INTERNAL VEND

Give customers the coffee cart experience while you stay warm and dry. This Piaggio Ape is converted to house a compact serving space on the back while still offering room for your coffee machine and more.

This mobile coffee cart is easy to transport, with an 8kwh electric motor that will get you to your venue reliably and sustainably. Our bundle could see you serving up to 400 espressos per hour!

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

PRICE FROM £28,990

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FINANCE OPTIONS

It’s all about the detail

Here at The Big Coffee we believe it’s not just about building you a street food cart, but about creating you something exceptional. As well as the tailor made design and build service we offer, we also supply…

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.

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Popular Piaggio Ape Classic Internal Vend conversions

COFFEE ESSENTIALS

Packing lots into a compact space, this is the ideal set-up to get you started and to hit areas with a limited footprint.

PROSECCO BAR

Popular at race days, street food events and private parties, a prosecco bar always gives people a thirst for that bubbly!

PIZZA PACKAGE

Serve up piping hot pizza from the back of your van or trailer conversion, with top quality ovens that guarantee deliciousness.

STREET FOOD SELLER

Take your pick of hotplates, ovens and fryers to cook up tasty, spicy morsels that the food-buying public go mad for.

CRAFT BEER

Pour pints from draught pumps or serve cans and bottles from fridges. This will get your beer noticed at everything from beach days to Christmas fairs.

Coffee bundle

Tailor-made for mobile coffee vans and trailers, this includes:

Award winning Fracino Contempo 2 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
70-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)

Technical Specification

Dimensions

Length: 3315mm
Width: 1490mm
Height: 2650mm

Weights

Unladen weight (van on its own): 469kg
Carrying capacity: 506kg
Gross weight: 975kg

Engine

Type: Electric Lithium Ion 48v
Battery Capacity: 8kwh

Gear box

Type: PT Gear with Differential

Steering

Type: Handle bar type

Wheels & Tyre

Tyre Size: 4.50-10

Suspension

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

Brakes

Type: Front & Rear Drum Brakes

Other Information

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

“It was a great pleasure to see the results of our Ape Van. The look is outstanding and the technical background of the whole team is impressive. The handover review was excellent.”
Antonio BolivarBurgate Coffee House