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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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It’s all about the detail

  • 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 bundle

  • 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

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Dimensions

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

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Weights

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

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Engine

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

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Gear box

Type: PT Gear with Differential

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Steering

Type: Handle bar type

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Wheels & Tyre

Tyre Size: 4.50-10

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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

burgate coffee clients

“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

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