Large electrics handle wind just as well as glow planes do. When the field know-it-all loudmouth says "electrics can't handle wind", he's talking about those el-cheapo ready to fly toys sold as park flyers. Thirty six inch wingspan planes powered by Cox .049 reed valve engines don't handle wind very well either.

A few days ago, I was at our local flying field and the wind was north around 15 mph. My electric was the only plane flying.