With the new tariffs looming, U.S. consumers could soon see a spike in gas prices. One way to beat those rising costs at the pump is with an Amazon Prime membership. One of the major online retailer’s latest perks allows members to save 10 cents per gallon at select bp America, Amoco and ampm gas stations across the U.S.
For most drivers, that’s an average savings of nearly $70 per year — or nearly half the cost of an annual Prime membership, and just the latest in a long line of perks from the ecommerce giant. In fact, in 2025, Amazon plans to add an electric vehicle charging savings offer with bp pulse, bp’s electric vehicle charging business. Details will be revealed later this year.
If you aren't a member yet or have been thinking about whether you should cancel Amazon Prime, it's worth doing the math on how much you could save on gas by activating the 10 cents per gallon discount. Learn more about how to enjoy savings at the pump as an Amazon Prime member.
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How to save at the pump with Amazon Prime
To activate the 10 cents per gallon savings, Prime members can visit amazon.com/fuelsavings. You’ll need to set up a free earnify account with bp and then link it to your Prime account. You can then use bp's earnify app store locator to find the nearest bp, Amoco or ampm gas station where you can save.
To redeem at the pump, simply input your phone number or pay with whatever payment method you’ve linked to your account. You'll enjoy a discount of five cents from earnify and five cents from Amazon Prime, for a total of 10 cents off per gallon.
What other perks come with a Prime membership?
An instant 10 cents per gallon discount at the pump may be one of the best Amazon Prime benefits, but it's far from the only one. Amazon offers many other ways to save on other essentials like groceries, prescription medications and more. As long as you take the time to learn about and use all the perks that come with membership, it's easy to make the $139 per year you'll fork out for Amazon Prime worth it.
The savings on gas can already make up for about half of that annual fee. Here are a few of the other benefits that may help you save even more:
- Free Prime delivery. Tens of millions of Amazon’s most popular items are available with free Same-Day or One-Day Delivery.
- Save even more with No-Rush Shipping. If you don't need your items overnight, Amazon offers either an instant discount or an automatic reward credit to members who choose the free No-Rush shipping option at checkout. You'll enjoy a little extra savings and still get your delivery within six business days.
- Exclusive deals and shopping events like Prime Day and Prime Big Deal Days. Last year, Amazon customers saved nearly $24 billion from deals and coupons alone.
- Access to a huge collection of premium programming on Prime Video and Prime member-exclusive live sports, including Thursday Night Football, WNBA, and
NWSL. - Ad-free access to more than 100 million songs and millions of podcast episodes with Amazon Music.
- Prescription medications as low as $1 per month and fast, free delivery from Amazon Pharmacy.
- Access to unlimited eligible generic prescription medications for only $5 per month (including free delivery) with RxPass from Amazon Pharmacy.
- Health care from One Medical for a discounted membership fee of only $9 per month (or $99 annually), with the option to add up to five additional family members for only $6 per month (or $66 annually) each.
- Unlimited grocery delivery on orders over $35 from Whole Foods Market, Amazon Fresh, and local grocery and specialty retailers in the U.S. with a $9.99 monthly or $99.99 yearly grocery subscription.
- Unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos.
- Instant access to free games, a free Twitch channel subscription and more gaming benefits with Prime Gaming.
- Unlimited access to thousands of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines on Amazon Kindle is included with membership.
- A free Grubhub+ membership valued at $120 per year, offering unlimited $0 delivery fees on eligible orders.
How to join Prime
Don’t have Prime? You can try a free 30-day trial when you sign up now. After that, keeping the membership will cost $14.99 per month. If you opt to pay annually rather than monthly, you can get Prime for $139 per year. That's a savings of about $40 per year compared to the monthly membership.
Young adults ages 18-24 and college students can try Prime with a six-month trial and then pay a discounted rate of $7.49 per month or $69 per year. Qualifying government assistance recipients can try Prime Access free for 30 days and then pay $6.99 monthly.
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