Provided is a method for controlling regenerative braking in an electric vehicle, including operating regenerative braking, checking if a data communication using a control area network (CAN) standard is properly made between a regenerative braking torque controller and a hydraulic pressure braking torque controller, and enabling the regenerative braking torque controller and the hydraulic pressure braking torque controller to maintain regenerative braking torque and hydraulic pressure torque at their respective previous levels or to increase regenerative braking torque and/or hydraulic pressure torque until braking ends, when the data communication fails between the regenerative braking torque controller and the hydraulic pressure braking torque controller.