The Piaggio Ape (pronounced ah-pay) is available in the UK, so why not here in the US? I vote for getting them stateside, ASAP. I love the description on the UK Ape site for the van model, top:
Suitable for big deliveries.
- Most suitable vehicle for the transportation of big loads within the city
- Big loading deck
- Spacious drive cab
- 2.5 cubic metres of available space for almost 700 Kg of transportable weight
By "big deliveries" they mean 88 cubic feet and 1500 pounds. Actually, not bad compared to other three-wheelers on the market, including the Chinese-made Wildfire WF650-C four door passenger model, which is available in the US and has a measly 500 lb maximum load capacity (about one-and-a-half average Americans). Wildfire's WF650-T pickup has the same weight limit, but it is a wee bit cheaper than the 650-C.
Caution: Anyone jonesing for a three wheeler should read this very funny Car and Driver review before plunking down their $7731 for the WF650-C.
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Take a look at this page. The Baja is an Indian copy of Piaggio Ape
http://www.gekgo.com/bajaj-utility-vehicles.html