APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC VEHICLE INCLUDING TWIN CLUTCHES

A method of controlling an electric vehicle including twin clutches includes twin clutches for the electric vehicle driven by power of a drive motor and includes determining, by a clutch controller, whether a releasing condition for releasing engagement of the twin clutches is satisfied, controlling, by the clutch controller, the twin clutches to 0 torque when the releasing condition is satisfied, controlling the drive motor to 0 rpm by a vehicle controller when a torque applied to the twin clutches is less than a predetermined torque, and controlling the drive motor to 0 torque when a speed of the drive motor is less than a predetermined speed.